Long Green, Maryland (January 23, 1837- February 24, 1915) age 78 yrs

Amanda Berry Smith was born enslaved. She became a Methodist holiness evangelist. She was also a missionary to Africa and the founder of an orphanage for African American children. In 1855, while  gravely ill, she dreamed that she was preaching at a camp meeting. She began to preach and sing at holiness camp meetings in 1870. In 1878, Berry-Smith traveled overseas and preached in Great Britain, India, and for eight years in Liberia. Upon her return to the states, she pursued her long-time dream. She aimed to educate African American children. She achieved her goal in 1899 by founding the Amanda Smith Orphanage and Industrial Home. This home was for Abandoned and Destitute Colored Children in Harvey, Illinois. At the age of seventy-five, she left the school. She moved to a home in Sebring, Florida. She passed away there on February 24, 1915.