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Faith to Freedom Daily: Rev. Jehiel Beman & Rev. Amos Beman

Posted on March 27th, 2010 by Chris McMahon

Father-son activists

Jehiel’s father had escaped from slavery and took the name “Be Man” – Beman – to celebrate his freedom and humanity. Jehiel was born in Connecticut and went on to become a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal church. He served churches in Boston, MA and Middletown, CT where he spoke out strongly against slavery.

He also participated in the National Conventions of Free People of Color and founded the New England Abolition Society in 1839.

In addition, he started an employment agency to help blacks find work and raised money for a black college. His son, Amos Gerry Beman (1812-1874) was also a minister involved in abolition. Amos wrote articles for Frederick Douglass’s newspapers and other abolitionist papers.

Posted by Chris McMahon on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 at 12:02 am.
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  • Bernette A. Mosley-Doxier says:
    May 29, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    Reverends Jehiel and Amos Beman were AME Zion ministers (See Walls, Reality of the Black Church”

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