Between Fetters and Freedom African American Baptists since Emancipation |
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| Editor:
| Crowther, Edward R.
Harper, Keith |
| Series title: | The James N. Griffith Endowed Series in Baptist Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-88146-540-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
| Publisher: | Mercer University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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These essays explore a number of issues bearing on post-Civil War African American Baptists. With limited resources at their disposal, precisely what did freedom mean? Would African American Baptist organisations be recognized as legitimate by white peer organisations? What sort of internal stress would African American organizations face as they gained traction in the black community, and what sort of stress would a rapidly changing culture place on those organizations?
These essays explore a number of issues bearing on post-Civil War African American Baptists. With limited resources at their disposal, precisely what did freedom mean? Would African American Baptist organisations be recognized as legitimate by white peer organisations? What sort of internal stress would African American organizations face as they gained traction in the black community, and what sort of stress would a rapidly changing culture place on those organizations?