John Jamison Moore

Biography

John Jamison Moore (1818 – December 9, 1893), also known as J. J. Moore, was an American bishop of the AME Zion Church, journalist, church historian, and educator. Moore's achievements include writing a history of the AME Zion Church, establishing the First AME Zion Church and the first Black school in San Francisco, and advocating for African-American access to education and religion through his newspaper, The Lunar Visitor.

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