29-490: (Redirected from AMA ) [REDACTED] Look up ama , Ama , or AMA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ama or AMA may refer to: Ama [ edit ] Languages [ edit ] Ama language (New Guinea) Ama language (Sudan) People [ edit ] Ama (Ama Kōhei), former ring name for sumo wrestler Harumafuji Kōhei Mary Ama ,
58-707: A New Zealand artist Shola Ama , a British singer Āma , 8th-century Indian king Places [ edit ] Ama, Aichi , a city in Japan Ama, Belgium , Walloon name of Amay village Ama, Estonia , a village in Kadrina Parish, Lääne-Viru County Ama, Iran , a village in Ilam Province Ama, Louisiana , a town in the US Ama, Shimane , a town in Japan Ama, Gaiole in Chianti ,
87-410: A New Zealand artist Shola Ama , a British singer Āma , 8th-century Indian king Places [ edit ] Ama, Aichi , a city in Japan Ama, Belgium , Walloon name of Amay village Ama, Estonia , a village in Kadrina Parish, Lääne-Viru County Ama, Iran , a village in Ilam Province Ama, Louisiana , a town in the US Ama, Shimane , a town in Japan Ama, Gaiole in Chianti ,
116-829: A Nigerian politician Sport [ edit ] American Motorcyclist Association AMA Superbike Championship AMA Supersport Championship AMA Formula Xtreme AMA Supercross Championship AMA Motocross Championship AMA Grand National Championship Other uses [ edit ] Actual mechanical advantage Advanced measurement approach to financial operational risk Alte Mozart-Ausgabe American Manual Alphabet "Ask Me Anything" on subreddit /r/IAmA Automatic message accounting of phone bills Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (IATA airport code AMA) Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 , US legislation See also [ edit ] Amma (disambiguation) Amah (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
145-829: A Nigerian politician Sport [ edit ] American Motorcyclist Association AMA Superbike Championship AMA Supersport Championship AMA Formula Xtreme AMA Supercross Championship AMA Motocross Championship AMA Grand National Championship Other uses [ edit ] Actual mechanical advantage Advanced measurement approach to financial operational risk Alte Mozart-Ausgabe American Manual Alphabet "Ask Me Anything" on subreddit /r/IAmA Automatic message accounting of phone bills Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (IATA airport code AMA) Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 , US legislation See also [ edit ] Amma (disambiguation) Amah (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
174-575: A distinct and independent identity until 1999, when a restructuring of the UCC merged it into the Justice and Witness Ministries division. Its magazine, American Missionary , was published 1846–1934, and had a circulation of 20,000 in the 19th century, ten times that of the abolitionist William Garrison 's magazine. The Cornell University Library has editions from 1878–1901 accessible online in its Making of America digital library. The records of
203-1320: A village in Tuscany, Italy Other uses [ edit ] Ama (sailing) , an outrigger Ama (diving) , Japanese divers Ama (ayurveda) , anything incompletely transformed Ama (title) of Samoan chief in Safata Ama (given name) , a feminine given name of the Akan people Ama (film) , a 2021 Spanish drama film AMA [ edit ] Medicine [ edit ] Against medical advice Alberta Medical Association American Medical Association Antimitochondrial antibody Argentine Medical Association Australian Medical Association Non-medical organizations [ edit ] Academy of Model Aeronautics , United States Academia Mexicana de Arquitectura , architectural academy in Mexico Accra Metropolitan Assembly , administrative authority for Accra, Ghana Advanced Manageability Alliance , of Intel and IBM, introduced Wake-on-LAN technology Agence Mondiale Antidopage , or World Anti-Doping Agency Alberta Motor Association , Canada AMA Computer University ,
232-1064: A village in Tuscany, Italy Other uses [ edit ] Ama (sailing) , an outrigger Ama (diving) , Japanese divers Ama (ayurveda) , anything incompletely transformed Ama (title) of Samoan chief in Safata Ama (given name) , a feminine given name of the Akan people Ama (film) , a 2021 Spanish drama film AMA [ edit ] Medicine [ edit ] Against medical advice Alberta Medical Association American Medical Association Antimitochondrial antibody Argentine Medical Association Australian Medical Association Non-medical organizations [ edit ] Academy of Model Aeronautics , United States Academia Mexicana de Arquitectura , architectural academy in Mexico Accra Metropolitan Assembly , administrative authority for Accra, Ghana Advanced Manageability Alliance , of Intel and IBM, introduced Wake-on-LAN technology Agence Mondiale Antidopage , or World Anti-Doping Agency Alberta Motor Association , Canada AMA Computer University ,
261-518: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages ama [REDACTED] Look up ama , Ama , or AMA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ama or AMA may refer to: Ama [ edit ] Languages [ edit ] Ama language (New Guinea) Ama language (Sudan) People [ edit ] Ama (Ama Kōhei), former ring name for sumo wrestler Harumafuji Kōhei Mary Ama ,
290-594: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages American Missionary Association The American Missionary Association ( AMA ) was a Protestant -based abolitionist group founded on September 3, 1846 (178 years ago) ( 1846-09-03 ) in Albany, New York . The main purpose of the organization was abolition of slavery, education of African Americans , promotion of racial equality, and spreading Christian values . Its members and leaders were of both races;
319-474: The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), who were disappointed that their first organizations refused to take stands against slavery and accepted contributions from slaveholders. From the beginning the leadership was integrated: the first board was made up of 12 men, four of them black. One of its primary objectives was to abolish slavery. The AMA (American Missionary Association)
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#1732764877610348-730: The American Civil War , building on the strong westward migration of population to that area. Another member, Rev. Mansfield French , an Episcopalian who became a Methodist, helped found Wilberforce University in Ohio. Members of the AMA began their support of education for blacks before the Civil War. Once war had begun, they recruited teachers for the numerous contraband camps that developed in Union-occupied territory in
377-758: The Ku Klux Klan . Outside the South it also promoted schools for Native Americans and immigrants. The AMA continued to play a role in the Civil Rights Movement in the 20th century, supporting the work of activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. and supporting legal efforts to desegregate public schools. The American Missionary Association was started by members of the American Home Missionary Society (AHMS) and
406-608: The Underground Railroad for men and women fleeing enslavement in the South. Starting in 1861, it opened camps in the South for former slaves. It played a major role during and after the Reconstruction Era in promoting education for blacks in the South by establishing numerous schools and colleges, as well as paying for teachers. It helped establish Black churches and civic organizations. Its teachers and workers were targets of white supremacy groups such as
435-599: The Association was chiefly sponsored by the Congregationalist churches in New England. The main goals were to abolish slavery, provide education to African Americans, and promote racial equality for free Blacks. The AMA played a significant role in several key historical events and movements, including the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1850s it assisted the operation of
464-737: The Australian musical products trade association Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses (Metropolitan Bus Authority), Puerto Rico Events [ edit ] American Music Awards Anime Mid-Atlantic , convention in Virginia, US Aotearoa Music Awards , in New Zealand Australian Muslim Artists , exhibition and art prize in Melbourne, Australia UK Asian Music Awards (UK AMA) People [ edit ] Augustus Akinloye (1919–2007),
493-470: The Australian musical products trade association Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses (Metropolitan Bus Authority), Puerto Rico Events [ edit ] American Music Awards Anime Mid-Atlantic , convention in Virginia, US Aotearoa Music Awards , in New Zealand Australian Muslim Artists , exhibition and art prize in Melbourne, Australia UK Asian Music Awards (UK AMA) People [ edit ] Augustus Akinloye (1919–2007),
522-539: The North Carolina District". The first of 27 teachers who volunteered through the AMA was his cousin, Elizabeth James. By 1864 the colony had more than 2200 residents, and both children and adults filled the classrooms in the several one-room schools, as they were eager for learning. The missionary teachers also evangelized and helped provide the limited medical care of the time. The AMA's pace of founding schools and colleges increased during and after
551-576: The Philippines AMA International University , Bahrain branch of AMA Ama Museum , Taiwan American Management Association American Marketing Association American Missionary Association American Motorcyclist Association Americana Music Association Art Museum of the Americas , Washington, D.C. Augusta Military Academy , Fort Defiance, Virginia Australian Music Association ,
580-421: The Philippines AMA International University , Bahrain branch of AMA Ama Museum , Taiwan American Management Association American Marketing Association American Missionary Association American Motorcyclist Association Americana Music Association Art Museum of the Americas , Washington, D.C. Augusta Military Academy , Fort Defiance, Virginia Australian Music Association ,
609-614: The South. In slaveholding Union states, such as Kentucky, the AMA staffed schools for both the newly emancipated United States Colored Troops and their families, such as at Camp Nelson, now known as Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument . Leading this effort was Rev. John Gregg Fee . Rev. French was assigned to Port Royal, South Carolina , and went on a speaking tour with Robert Smalls , who famously escaped enslavement, as well as met with President Abraham Lincoln , Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton and Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase , jointly convincing them to allow blacks to serve in
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#1732764877610638-583: The Union military. By war's end, Union forces had organized 100 contraband camps, and many had AMA teachers. The AMA also served the Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony (1863–1867). Located on an island occupied by Union troops, the colony was intended to be self-sustaining. It was supervised by Horace James , a Congregational chaplain appointed by the Army as "Superintendent for Negro Affairs in
667-495: The freedmen of the South during and after the Civil War. It spent more money for that purpose than did the Freedmen's Bureau of the federal government." In addition, the AMA organized the Freedmen's Aid Society , which recruited northern teachers for the schools and arranged to find housing for them in the South. In the mid-1870s, white Democrats began to regain control of state legislatures through violence and intimidation at
696-681: The polls that suppressed Republican voting. The Association expressed disappointment at the failures of the Reconstruction Era but never wavered in opposing disenfranchisement and continued the struggle over the following decades. By the 1870s, the AMA national office had relocated to New York City . While the AMA became widely known in the United States for its work in opposition to slavery and in support of education for freedmen, it also sponsored and maintained missions in numerous nations overseas. The 19th-century missionary effort
725-494: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ama . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ama&oldid=1259847621 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
754-494: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ama . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ama&oldid=1259847621 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
783-517: The war. Freedmen, historically free blacks (many of whom were "mulattoes" of mixed race), and white sympathizers alike believed that education was a priority for the newly freed people. It created and supported Atlanta University, Hampton Institute, Fisk University; Talladega College; Tougaloo College; Straight College (now Dillard University); Tillotson College (now Huston-Tillotson); and LeMoyne College (now LeMoyne Owen). Altogether, "the AMA founded eleven colleges and more than five hundred schools for
812-617: Was one of the organizations responsible for pushing slavery onto the national political agenda. The organization started the American Missionary magazine, published from 1846 through 1934. Among the AMA's achievements was the founding of anti-slavery churches. For instance, the abolitionist Owen Lovejoy was among the Congregational ministers of the AMA who helped start 115 anti-slavery churches in Illinois before
841-610: Was strong in India, China and east Asia. It was strongly supported by Congregational and Christian churches. Over time, the association became most closely aligned with the Congregational Christian Churches , established in 1931 as a union between those two groups of churches. Most of those congregations became members of the United Church of Christ (UCC) in the late 20th century. The AMA maintained
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