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Congresswoman Madeleine Dean

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After being established in 1842, it grew into a thriving, free African American community, including the African Methodist Episcopal Church founded in 1856. Six Penny Creek is also home the oldest known African American cemetery in Berks. You can learn more here ➡️ https://www.nps.gov/hofu/learn/historyculture/african-americans-at-hopewell.htm.

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