Maysville, KY, United States
Elisha Green - Religious Leader. Born into slavery in Bourbon County, Elisha Green grew up in Mason County at "Glen Alice" farm outside Maysville. He later purchased freedom for himself and part of his family. A spiritual leader, he helped form African American Baptist churches in Maysville and Pari
s, Ky., and preached to many congregations. (Reverse) Elisha Green, Religious Leader - Believing freedmen needed to own land, Green and a white landowner founded African American community near Paris.
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