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REV. GEORGE LIGHT HOME

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Methodist minister and agent for the American Colonization Society, George C. Light, lived here.  Founded in 1816 for the purpose of voluntarily removing free blacks to Africa, the Colonization Society’s efforts resulted in the establishment of the country of Liberia.  When the Methodist Church split over the issue of slavery, Rev. Light relocated to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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