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Title
Hopewell African Methodist Episcopal Church
Subject
African American History; St. Florian, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
Description
The Hopewell Church near St. Florian was the site of tragedy when, in 1865, the grandfather of WC Handy, Christopher Brewer, was shot and left for dead by Elias Thrasher, "Mountain" Tom Clark, and their gang. They also tortured and killed Brewer's former master John Wilson when he refused to reveal the location of his hidden money.
Creator
Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama
Source
Lee Freeman, "African-American Heritage of Lauderdale County. University of North Alabama archives.
Publisher
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
Date
c. Mid Nineteenth Century
Type
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