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History Exhibition
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Mother AME Zion Church

Manhattanville

Step through the doors of New York's first Black church, founded in 1796, where Underground Railroad conductors once guided freedom seekers and Harlem Renaissance luminaries like Paul Robeson gathered in the pews.

Historic Black church
Underground Railroad site
Gothic Revival architecture
Harlem Renaissance legacy

Tips

📜"I had no idea of the storied history of Mother AME Zion"
still an active congregation, not just a museum
🎭Florence Mills' 1928 funeral drew thousands here

Mother AME Zion Church

140 W 137th St, New York, NY 10030, USA