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Mt. Zion Congregational Church was founded on September 11, 1864 when nineteen men and women formally gathered in Plymouth
Church on Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. The predominantly African American congregation has moved many times throughout
its history, including locations downtown, in the Central and Fairfax neighborhoods, and its current location (2014) in University
Circle. Mt. Zion's congregation played a significant role in the settlement of freed slaves in Cleveland after the Civil
War, the founding of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP), and the founding of Eliza
Bryant Village. The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, historical sketches, programs, bulletins, and
financial documents.
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