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Samuel Crowther becomes the first black African Anglican bishop

Historical Context Note

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Domains

  • Church of England (Anglicans)

Dates

  • Date of occurrence 1864

Places

  • Nigeria (Location)

Cultural Identities

  • African American

Resources

5075 Samuel Crowther becomes the first black African Anglican bishop 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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