His Truth Is Marching on - African Americans Who Taught Freedmen for American Missionary

Informationen zum Autor Clara Merritt DeBoer Zusammenfassung This title, first published in 1995, explores the history of the American Missionary Association (AMA) – an abolitionist group founded in New York in 1846, whose primary focus was to abolish slavery, to promote racial equality and Christian values and to educate African Americans. This title will be of interest to students of history and education. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Libraries and Archives Visited; List of Abbreviations; Part One: Civil War Years ; 1. Overview of AMA Work during the Civil War 2. Teachers in Virginia 3. Teachers Elsewhere in the South; Part Two: During Reconstruction ; 4. Overview of AMA Work during Reconstruction 5. The Reaction of the South 6. African Americans in the Administration of the AMA 7. African Americans and the AMA Colleges 8. African Americans and AMA High and Normal Schools 9. African Americans and the AMA Common Schools 10. The Jubilee Singers and other African Americans; Part Three: The Religious Environment ; 11. Catos and Congregationalists 12. Religious Education of the Freedman 13. The AMA and Black Religious Groups; Part Four: Conclusions ; 14. Prejudice and Paternalism: White and Black in the AMA; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Clara Merritt DeBoer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.11.2016
• EAN: 9781138222205
• ISBN: 978-1-138-22220-5
• No. of pages: 420
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Education 1800-1926; Routledge Library Editions: Education 1800-1926
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ethnic Studies, EDUCATION / General, Education, EDUCATION / History, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Education, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Slavery & abolition of slavery, History and Archaeology, Black & Asian Studies, Slavery and abolition of slavery, HISTORY / African American & Black