Abyssinian
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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According to Belafonte, they arranged a meeting in the basement of Abyssinian Baptist Church, where King told him he was almost out of money to fund the Montgomery Bus Boycott and asked for help.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Over its 215-year history, the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City has earned a reputation as the flagship of the Black church in America.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024
Mr. Belafonte met King in 1956 when the then-obscure preacher called and invited the entertainer to hear him speak at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023
The two men’s return to office is not “resurrecting democracy,” said the Rev. Earle Fisher, a Memphis civil rights activist and senior pastor of Gifts of Abyssinian Baptist Church.
From Washington Times • Apr. 16, 2023
Abyssinian was a big church too, but they’d line up along 128th Street to get into Metropolitan like it was a rock concert.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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