The Church in the Southern Black Community, 1780-1925

Abstract:

This site traces how Southern African-Americans experienced Protestant Christianity and transformed it into the central institution of community life. Coverage begins with white churches' conversion efforts and depicts the contradictions between the egalitarian potential of evangelical Christianity and the realities of slavery. It focuses on how the black community adapted evangelical Christianity, making it a metaphor for freedom, community, and personal survival.

Subject:

Humanities, Social Sciences

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary

Collection:

Library of Congress