Swafford's Chapel, Pikeville
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File Name |
shades_chp_0001.jpg |
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Creator |
West, Carroll Van |
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Title |
Swafford's Chapel, Pikeville |
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Alternate Title |
Pikeville Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church |
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Genre |
Photographs |
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Historical note |
Established soon after the Civil War in Bledsoe County, the original wooden structure at the core of this building served as both a school for African Americans and an important early church for freedmen and women in the rural East Tennessee community. |
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Subject |
Church buildings |
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Theme |
Making Music |
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Story |
Jubilee Singers |
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Tags |
African Americans; Schools |
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Geographic Location |
United States--Tennessee--Pikeville |
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Contributing Institution |
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University |
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Rights |
Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University. |
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Type |
Still image |
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Format |
image/jp2 |
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Digital Publisher |
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
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Reference URL |
http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,135 |
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Archival file |
shades12/shades_chp_0001.jpg |
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