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City urged not to disturb Mother Bethel burial ground

PHILADELPHIA Descendants of Richard Allen, founder of Mother Bethel Church and of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, have urged Philadelphia to avoid any disturbance of the recently rediscovered Mother Bethel burial ground at Queen and Lawrence Streets.

Archaeologists perform test excavations. The land, acquired by Richard Allen in 1810, was a cemetery until about 1868. (Akira Suwa/Staff)
Archaeologists perform test excavations. The land, acquired by Richard Allen in 1810, was a cemetery until about 1868. (Akira Suwa/Staff)Read more