"A delusive clothing:" Christian conversion in the antebellum slave community.

From: The Journal of Negro History | Date: June 22, 1997| Author: Johnson, William Courtland | Copyright information

Determining slave membership in Christian churches prior to the American civil war has been the topic of inquiry among historians. Consequent social occurrences, such as the birth of spiritual songs associated with the slaves' membership in the Christian religion and rationale for their conversion make such account important. However, determining the extent of Christianity's impact to slave religiosity and the religious worldview of the pre-American civil war period are obstacles to the histo...

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