The African Methodist Episcopal Church in Indian Territory, 1870–1916

ABSTRACT On September 10, 2024, Dr. Christina Dickerson-Cousin lectured at the General Commission on Archives and History Historical Convocation in Bozeman, Montana. Her lecture was based on her 2021 book, Black Indians and Freedmen: The African Methodist Episcopal Church and Indigenous Americans, 1816–1916. In her lecture, she discussed the origins of the AME Church in Indian Territory, the Indian Mission Annual Conference, and the various primary sources she used to research her book.