John Jamison Moore

[1] Moore's achievements include writing a history of the AME Zion Church, establishing the first AME Zion church and school in San Francisco, and advocating for African-American access to education and religion through his newspaper, The Lunar Visitor.

Walls, Moore was credited with, "Planting the core tenets of freedom, as practiced by his denomination, on the Pacific Coast, in 1852".

Around that time, he established a school for African-American children in the church basement, serving as teacher and principal.

[8] According to The First AME Zion Church's website, the Lunar Visitor, "promoted civil rights and advocated developing institutions for educational, social and political skills useful in working toward a full participation in American Society,".

[3] The newspaper was also "The only African-American magazine in the western part of the country," during the period it was being printed, according to Thomas Segady.