(49 Division Street), followed by Mount Zion AME Church in 1845 (1 Zion Place), Shiloh Baptist in 1869 (29 School Street) and Mount Olivet in 1897 (79 Thames Street). Newport is home to a large African-American burying ground called "God's Little Acre." It may be home to the largest and oldest surviving collection of burial markers of enslaved and free Africans from the time period. See also Benefit society Free African Society, Philadelphia Garrison Literary and Benevolent Association, New York External links References Organizations based in Rhode Island Organizations established in 1780 American abolitionist organizations African Americans' rights organizations African-American organizations African-American history of Rhode Island