Bethel AME Church
This file appears in: 1920s Bloomington
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, organized in 1870, is recognized as the oldest predominantly Black congregation church in Bloomington. The current church building, located at 302 North Rogers Street, was constructed in 1922. Like Second Baptist Church, Bethel AME continues to serve a predominantly Black congregation from both the town and the University.
This file appears in: 1920s Bloomington
1920s Bloomington
Hoagy learned of Black life through socializing with Black communities in Indianapolis and Bloomington. He told a story in his autobiography The Stardust Road about spending many of those spring afternoons with friends out at Granny Campbell’s…