Complex sentence: Richard Allen (February 14,1760--March 26,1831) was a minister, educator, and writer, and the founder in 1794 of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent black denomination in the United States.
Split into simpler sentences: Richard Allen (February 14,1760--March 26,1831) was a minister, educator and writer. In 1794 he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent black denomination in the United States.