Church of Christ

Church of Christ

The church is located near Lagrange College and the home of Abraham Ricks. The church no longer holds regular services. A former slave, Parson George Ricks, established the church. After gaining his freedom, Parson Ricks took work as a cotton picker. He worked this job until he could afford land. Af...

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Main Author: Sam Keiser, University of North Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1598
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Church of Christ
Sam Keiser, University of North Alabama
fulltopic Cultural resources
Colbert County, Alabama; Tuscumbia, Alabama; African American history; African American Church; African American History
description The church is located near Lagrange College and the home of Abraham Ricks. The church no longer holds regular services. A former slave, Parson George Ricks, established the church. After gaining his freedom, Parson Ricks took work as a cotton picker. He worked this job until he could afford land. After reaching this goal he built his church on 300 acres of land. The building only has one room and served as a school as well.
spelling Church of ChristSam Keiser, University of North AlabamaColbert County, Alabama; Tuscumbia, Alabama; African American history; African American Church; African American HistoryThe church is located near Lagrange College and the home of Abraham Ricks. The church no longer holds regular services. A former slave, Parson George Ricks, established the church. After gaining his freedom, Parson Ricks took work as a cotton picker. He worked this job until he could afford land. After reaching this goal he built his church on 300 acres of land. The building only has one room and served as a school as well.Alabama Cultural Resource SurveyDecember 1, 2015texthttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1598McWilliams, John L. Tuscumbia. Charleston, S.C., South Carolina: Arcadia Pub. 2012. 66-67
title Church of Christ
titleStr Church of Christ
author Sam Keiser, University of North Alabama
author_facet Sam Keiser, University of North Alabama
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