File:Bishop Alexander Walker Wayman of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.jpg

Alexander Walker Wayman, (1821-1895), was born a free man in Caroline County, MD. As a young man he was converted and joined the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, first as a licensed exhorter, then as a deacon. Wayman quickly established himself as one of that Church's leading figures. He was named bishop in 1864, and worked for the advancement of the A.M.E. Church until his death. From Documenting the American South

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