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R. Nathaniel Dett BME Church, Niagara Falls

The R. Nathaniel Dett British Methodist Episcopal Church in Niagara Falls, Ontario, photographed in 2022.
The R. Nathaniel Dett British Methodist Episcopal Church in Niagara Falls, Ontario, photographed in 2022. British Methodist Episcopal Church-NHS-Niagara Falls-Ontario-HPC9778-13333-20221117 · Mhsheikholeslami · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The R. Nathaniel Dett British Methodist Episcopal Church in Niagara Falls, Ontario, built in 1836 and later rolled on logs to its present site, illustrates early Black settlement in the Niagara area and the church’s role in receiving and sheltering Underground Railroad refugees. It is associated with the formative years of R. Nathaniel Dett, a leading figure in 20th-century North American sacred music.

Scope & context

The church and its significance, not Dett’s career in full.

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