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
He notes that the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Sr. crusaded against homosexuality during his 1908-1936 leadership of New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church — one of the most prominent Black churches in the country.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024
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
Talley left his intellectual property to Abyssinian, and the proceeds from the auction will benefit the Harlem church as well as Mt.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 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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