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In 1887 George\n         Freeman was appointed deacon and in 1888 appointed a priest.\n         While pastoring Bragg built a church and rectory for the St.\n         James First African Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n          The Lancet . The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. 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Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n          The Lancet . The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. The Rev Mr. Bragg\n         became widely known for his championing of civil rights and\n         leadership in a wide array of community service. 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CORRESPONDENCE, 1912-1925 \n          Mostly consisting of correspondence regarding church\n         matters and social issues. \n          SERIES II: WRITINGS, 1916, n.d. \n          A number of writings, some may have been presented as\n         speeches. The topics address religious and social issues.\n         Included in this series is a pamphlet published by Bragg\n         entitled Richard Allen and Absodom Jones. Included in this\n         collection are also a number of books. \n          SERIES III. PHOTOGRAPHS \n          Two Photos of George Freeman Bragg \n          SERIES IV. PRINTED MATERIALS \n          A. \n          Broadside, Programs Two items: Broadside Concerns a social outing in 1899\n         the program; a conference in Norfolk, Virginia ca 1888. \n          B. \n          Newspapers George Freeman Bragg edited and published at least three\n         newspapers during his lifetime. 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In 1887 George\n         Freeman was appointed deacon and in 1888 appointed a priest.\n         While pastoring Bragg built a church and rectory for the St.\n         James First African Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n          The Lancet . The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. 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Rev Bragg\n         increased the membership of the church from thirty to nearly a\n         hundred. At the age of 19 Bragg published the first \" Colored\"\n         newspaper \n          The Lancet . The Lancet was\n         designed to be an organ of reform in Virginia and the Rev Mr.\n         Bragg was an ardent supporter of William Mahone and the\n         Readjuster Party. Mr. Bragg became the first African American\n         Page in the Virginia Legislator. He also published two other\n         newspapers \n          The Church Advocate and the \n          Afro-American Churchman . Rev\n         Mr. Bragg published his own newspapers and books with his own\n         press and he taught typesetting to his sons. The Rev Mr. Bragg\n         became widely known for his championing of civil rights and\n         leadership in a wide array of community service. 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