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Richard Allen Biography

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Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 - March 26, 1831) was an American religious leader and minister. He was a prominent figure in the African American religious history, known for his significant contributions to the spiritual and religious support of the black community in the United States.

Giving Mistake Learn From Your Mistakes Better Yourself

Author:Richard Allen

“I didn't accept it. I received it.”

Accepting Smart

Author:Richard Allen

“The Lord was pleased to strengthen us, and remove all fear from us, and disposed our hearts to be as useful as possible.”

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Book:A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People During the Late Awful Calamity in Philadelphia in the Year 1793: And a Refutation of Some Censures Thrown Upon Them in Some Late Publications

Source: A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People During the Late Awful Calamity in Philadelphia in the Year 1793: And a Refutation of Some Censures Thrown Upon Them in Some Late Publications

“Whereas our ancestors (not of choice) were the first successful cultivators of the wilds of America, we their descendants feel ourselves entitled to participate in the blessings of her luxuriant soil.”

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“Many of the white people [who] have been instruments in the hands of God for our good, even such as have held us in captivity, are now pleading our cause with earnestness and zeal.”

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Book:The Life, Experience, and Gospel Labors of the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen: To which is Annexed, the Rise and Progress of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America : Containing a Narrative of the Yellow Fever in the Year of Our Lord 1793 : with an Address to the People of Color in the United States

Source: The Life, Experience, and Gospel Labors of the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen: To which is Annexed, the Rise and Progress of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America : Containing a Narrative of the Yellow Fever in the Year of Our Lord 1793 : with an Address to the People of Color in the United States

“Trees are, after all, our largest and oldest living things. They are Australia's natural, national treasures - the true Elders of our vast continent.”

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Book:Australia's Remarkable Trees

Source: Australia's Remarkable Trees

“The celebrated Aboriginal painter Albert Namatjira loved the Ghost Gums of the Northern Territory... They are evocatively Australian, their white trunks contrasting with the red earth and the deep blue sky of the Dreamtime region that has for centuries sustained Namatjira's Aranda people.”

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Book:Australia's Remarkable Trees

Source: Australia's Remarkable Trees

“According to ancient mythology, trees link the Earth to the sky. In this respect trees link humans to another world.”

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Book:Australia's Remarkable Trees

Source: Australia's Remarkable Trees

Richard Allen Biography

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