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African Methodist Episcopal Church

African Methodist Church Blue Plaque - Heritage Portal - 2012
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Founded in 1933, the AME Church is a major landmark in Alexandra. The church served as a place of refuge during the uprising of the 1970s and 1980s, and was used as a voting station in the 1994 elections.

Plaque Location:
Gauteng
Johannesburg
Alexandra
Plaque Address:

46 Tenth Avenue, Alexandra

Plaque Category:
1994 Elections
Apartheid
Churches
Struggle Heritage
Plaque Organisation:
City of Johannesburg

Photographs of the African Methodist Church (The Heritage Portal)

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