On this day, John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement in England, baptized the first two known Black converts to Methodism. This event marked a significant early step in the inclusion of African-descended people in the growing Methodist tradition. Wesley, a strong advocate against slavery, believed in the spiritual equality of all people, and his movement would later become deeply influential among Black communities worldwide, especially in the Americas and the Caribbean.
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