Race and Religion in the American South, 1740-1870 Boles, John B. text bibliography Electronic books. kyu Lexington The University Press of Kentucky 2015 monographic eng

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1 online resource (264 p.) Much that is commonly accepted about slavery and religion in the Old South is challenged in this significant book. The eight essays included here show that throughout the antebellum period, southern whites and blacks worshipped together, heard the same sermons, took communion and were baptized together, were subject to the same church discipline, and were buried in the same cemeteries. What was the black perception of white-controlled religious ceremonies? How did whites reconcile their faith with their racism? Why did freedmen, as soon as possible after the Civil War, withdraw from the biraci. Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Planters and Slaves in the Great Awakening; 2 Biracial Fellowship in Antebellum Baptist Churches; 3 Religion in Amite County, Mississippi, 1800-1861; 4 Black and White Christians in Florida, 1822-1861; 5 Planters and Slave Religion in the Deep South; 6 Slaves and Southern Catholicism; 7 Slaves and White Churches in Confederate Georgia; 8 After Apocalypse, Moses; Notes; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Slavery and the church Southern States Slavery Southern States History Slaves Religious life Southern States Slaveholders Religious life Southern States Southern States Church history 18th century Southern States Church history 19th century Southern States Race relations RELIGION / Christianity / History E446 277.5/081 Boles, John B. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky,c2015 9780813148793 0813148790 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1915049 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938079 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1915049 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938079 EBLCP 150117 20200709060315.0 ocn900344425 eng