Bishop L. J. Coppin

Unwritten History: Bishop L. J. Coppin Special Illustrated, Spl Ill edition

Unwritten History (Special Illustrated Edition). Levi Jenkins Coppin (1848-1923) was a preacher, missionary and bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal (A. M. E.) Church. From 1877 to 1900 he preached at several A. M. E. churches in Maryland, Delaware, and Philadelphia. For 8 years he was the editor of the A. M. E. Church Review. He was elected to the Bishopric in 1900 and shortly thereafter embarked on a mission to South Africa. In 1919, Coppin wrote his autobiography Unwritten History.