Soul liberty : the evolution of Black religious politics in postemancipation Virginia / Nicole Myers Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Nicole Myers, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American churches--Virginia--History--19th century.

African American churches.

African American churches--Political activity--Virginia.

African American Christians--Virginia--History--19th century.

African American Christians.

African American Christians--Political activity--Virginia.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation--Virginia.

Enslaved persons.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation--British colonies.

Enslaved persons--Emancipation--French colonies.

Political participation.

History.

Virginia--Politics and government--1865-1950.

Virginia.

Politics and government.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020]

Summary:

"That churches are one of the most important cornerstones of black political organization is a commonplace. In this history of African American Protestantism and American politics at the end of the Civil War, Nicole Myers Turner challenges the idea of always-already-politically engaged black churches. Using local archives, church and convention minutes, and innovative Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, Turner reveals how freedpeople in Virginia adapted strategies for pursuing independent churches, religious freedom, political engagement, and justice to the evolving landscape of emancipation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Making a new religious freedom

Independent black church conventions, 1866-1868

Religion, race, and gender at the congregational level

Theological education, race relations, and gender, 1875-1882

Politics of engagement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781469655222

1469655225

9781469655239

1469655233

OCLC:

1112138689