Hopewell African Methodist Episcopal Church
The Hopewell Church near St. Florian was the site of tragedy when, in 1865, the grandfather of WC Handy, Christopher Brewer, was shot and left for dead by Elias Thrasher, "Mountain" Tom Clark, and their gang. They also tortured and killed Brewer's former master John Wilson when he ref...
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Auburn University Libraries
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| Online Access: | https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/538 |