Thomas Marcus Decatur Ward

Biography

Rev. Thomas Marcus Decatur Ward (September 28, 1823 – June 1894) was an American preacher, missionary, bishop, and abolitionist who aided African-Americans escaping slavery. Ward is considered to have been a central leader of African American religious activity in the 19th century and has been referred to as “the original trailblazer of African Methodism” in the United States.

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