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Azusa Street Revival
The Azusa Street Revival was a series of revival meetings led by the Black preacher William J. Seymour at 312 Azusa Street in Los Angeles, California, beginning in 1906. It is widely regarded as the landmark event marking the beginning of the modern Pentecostal movement.
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- William J. SeymourPeople
William Seymour (1870–1922) was an African American Holiness and Pentecostal preacher. In 1906 he led the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles, which proved decisive in the spread of the modern Pentecostal movement.
- Jennie Evans MoorePeople
Jennie Evans Moore (1874 or 1883–1936) was an African American Pentecostal leader. She was among the first to speak in tongues in the early days of the Azusa Street Revival, married William J. Seymour in 1908, and led the Azusa Street Mission after her husband's death.