PBS series on African-American history profiles the Methodist minister who helped create the first independent black religious denomination.

The African Methodist Episcopal Church presents a brief biography of its founder.

Educational resource devoted to African-American history features a profile of the church leader and black rights activist.

Brief biography of freed slave and popular preacher Richard Allen, the founder of the AME Church.

Autobiography of the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Includes historical documents from Mother Bethel. Published 1833.