Amanda Smith - Wikipedia
WEBAmanda Smith (née Berry; January 23, 1837 – February 24, 1915) [1] was an American Methodist preacher and former slave who funded the former Amanda Smith Orphanage and Industrial Home for Abandoned and Destitute Colored Children outside Chicago.
Amanda Berry Smith (1837-1915) - Blackpast
WEBJan 18, 2007 · Amanda Berry Smith was a Methodist holiness evangelist, missionary to Africa and founder of an orphanage for African American children. Amanda was born into slavery on January 23, 1837 in Long Green, Maryland to parents Samuel Berry and Miriam Matthews Berry, while they were held on adjacent farms.
Amanda Berry Smith - The United Methodist Church
WEBAmanda Berry was born into slavery at Long Green, Maryland. She was married in 1854 to Calvin M. Devine and her conversion followed two years later. After her husband died in the Civil War, she moved to Philadelphia and married James Smith, an ordained deacon at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church.
Amanda Smith | Evangelist, Missionary & Abolitionist | Britannica
WEBAmanda Smith was an American evangelist and missionary who opened an orphanage for African-American girls. Born a slave, Berry grew up in York county, Pa., after her father bought his own freedom and that of most of the family.
Smith, Amanda [Berry] (1837-1915) | History of Missiology
WEBAfrican American holiness evangelist and missionary. Amanda Berry was born into slavery at Long Green, Maryland. She was married in 1854 to Calvin M. Devine and her conversion followed two years later.
Freed for Evangelism: The Story of Former Slave Amanda Berry Smith
WEBMar 26, 2014 · Amanda Berry Smith. Despite personal hardship, Amanda was a resolute believer. She felt that even while doing menial tasks like mending clothes or washing dishes, she was serving God.
Amanda Smith - History's Women
WEBAs an ongoing inspiration to American and international generations, preacher and former slave Amanda Berry Smith was born in January, 1837 near Baltimore, Maryland to enslaved parents, the oldest of 13 siblings.
Smith, Amanda Berry (1837–1915) | Encyclopedia.com
WEBSlave-born Protestant evangelist and missionary. Born Amanda Berry on January 23, 1837, in Long Green, Maryland; died of a paralytic stroke in Sebring, Florida, on February 24, 1915; daughter of Samuel Berry and Miriam Matthews, slaves on adjoining farms; married Calvin Devine, in September 1854; married James Smith, in 1863; children: (first ...
The Holiness Movement’s ‘Washerwoman Evangelist’
WEBAug 8, 2008 · Born a slave, Amanda Berry Smith was educated mainly at home and was employed for the early years of her life as a domestic worker. She endured two unhappy marriages but found "the joy of the...
AMANDA BERRY SMITH - Colored Conventions Movement
WEBAmanda Berry Smith was born enslaved in Long Green, Maryland. Smith’s father purchased her and several other family members’ freedom from slavery before he died. Smith became associated with the Holiness movement but remained connected to …