FAS

=Free African Society-=

The Free African Society was founded by Reverend Richard Allen and Absalom Jones in 1787. Allen was born a slave but bought his freedom and went to Philadelphia. He helped in founding the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Jones was also born a slave but was freed in 1784. He became the first African-American to be ordained as a Episcopal priest. Allen and Jones founded FAS to help those who were widowed, ill, or out-of-work African-Americans. It also worked to get rid of slavery. The members of FAS worked day and night tirelessly to help victims of Yellow Fever for free!!!!! They nursed the sick, washed them, fed them and ensured orphaned children were cared for. Some ungrateful dupe named Matthew Carey later accused the FAS of stealing the victims' money and overcharging for burials. This, of course, was a ridiculous statement to all the of the people the FAS helped and they defended their helpers fiercely.