Emmanuel A.M. E. church was an important stop on the Underground Railway.
April 5, 1850
It was the first safe house after escaped slaves passed through the Great Dismal Swamp. They would be hidden in the church until a sympathetic sea captain could be found to give them passage north.
Emmanuel A.M. E. church was an important stop on the Underground Railway.
April 5, 1850
It was the first safe house after escaped slaves passed through the Great Dismal Swamp. They would be hidden in the church until a sympathetic sea captain could be found to give them passage north.