ies ▁( 1 9 1 2 ) ▁The ▁" Wh itting ham ▁Can on " ▁: ▁the ▁birth ▁and ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁mission ary ▁district ▁plan ▁( 1 9 1 3 ) ▁ ▁Men ▁of ▁Maryland ▁( 1 9 1 4 ), ▁( 1 9 2 5 ) ▁Richard ▁Allen ▁and ▁Abs alom ▁Jones : ▁in ▁Honor ▁of ▁the ▁Cent enn ial ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church , ▁Which ▁Occ urs ▁in ▁the ▁Year ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁( 1 9 1 5 ) ▁The ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁black ▁man ▁( 1 9 1 8 ) ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Af ro - American ▁Group ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁( 1 9 2 2 ) ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁Black s , ▁the ▁path find er ▁Abs alom ▁Jones , ▁ 1 7 4 6 - 1 8 1 8 ▁( 1 9 2 9 ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁slaves ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Hart z ell , ▁Lawrence ▁L . ▁" The ▁Ex pl oration ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁in ▁Black ▁Petersburg , ▁Virginia , ▁ 1 8 6 5 – 1 9 0 2 ." ▁in ▁The ▁Edge ▁of ▁the ▁South : ▁Life ▁in ▁Nin ete enth - Cent ury ▁Virginia , ▁edited ▁by ▁Edward ▁L . ▁Ay ers ▁and ▁John ▁C . ▁Will is ▁( Char l ott es ville : ▁University ▁Press ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁ 1 9 9 1 ) ▁at ▁pp .  