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John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 419, Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 727-6306

The History and Role of the Mount Zion United Methodist Church

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Dr. Ida Jones, Archivist at Morgan State University, author and historian, will discuss the history of the church and its role in the emancipation of enslaved persons in the District. C.R. Gibbs, historian, lecturer, scholar, and author, will discuss the book he co-authored with Kathleen M. Lesko and Valerie Babb, Black Georgetown Remembered, the 25th edition of which has just been released and is available for signing. Miss Dawne Young, a descendant of one of the church's founders, will discuss John H.

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