Slavery, Religion, and Race in Antebellum Missouri - Freedom From Slavery and Freedom From Sin

This book looks at the interaction of slavery, religion, and race in antebellum Missouri and how they influenced and shaped each other. The author argues that for African Americans, religion was an arena where they sought control over their own lives and where they created their own form of Christianity.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Northern and Antislavery Evangelicals in Missouri
Chapter 2 The Conjure Tradition in Missouri Slave Communities
Chapter 3 Saving Souls and Controlling Slaves: The White Church
Chapter 4"Nobody Know But Jesus": The Development of Christianity in the African American Community
Chapter 5 African American Independent Churches and the Urban Environment

About the author

By Kevin D. Butler

Summary

This book looks at the interaction of slavery, religion, and race in antebellum Missouri and how they influenced and shaped each other. The author argues that for African Americans, religion was an arena where they sought control over their own lives and where they created their own form of Christianity.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin D. Butler
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9781666916997
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-699-7
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: Religion in American History
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Missouri, HISTORY / General, c 1800 to c 1900, Local History, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Central Southern States, Slavery and abolition of slavery, US South