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George W. Clinton

corresponding editor Charlotte Messenger

corresponding editor Charlotte Messenger

In the record (3)

  1. 1865

    Clinton Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, founded in Charlotte's Third Ward in the immediate aftermath of emancipation, is regarded as the oldest Black church built in Charlotte.

    Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

    Mecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestClinton Chapel AME Zion ChurchW.W. Ward

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  2. 1865

    Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church was founded in 1865 by Northern AME Zion missionaries who moved into North Carolina alongside Union troops, becoming one of Charlotte's oldest independent Black congregations tied to the Brooklyn/Second Ward Black church network.

    Mecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestClinton Chapel AME Zion ChurchW.W. Ward

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  3. 1883 · 1883-02-03

    The February 3, 1883 issue of the Charlotte Messenger carried the masthead 'THE MESSENGER. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY —AT— CHARLOTTE, N.C. —BY— WILLIAM C. SMITH,' with corresponding editors George W. Clinton of Chester, S.C. and R.L. Thornton of Washington, D.C. listed alongside Smith.

    Charlotte MessengerJane Berry SmithKing GeorgeR.L. Thornton

    Source · checked 2026-08-13