Black Indians and freedmen : the African Methodist Episcopal church and indigenous Americans, 1816-1916 / Christina Dickerson-Cousin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dickerson, Christina, author.

Series:

Illinois scholarship online.

Illinois scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Methodist Episcopal Church--Missions--History.

African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Church membership--History.

Church membership.

Indians of North America--Religion.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2021]

Summary:

Often seen as ethnically monolithic, the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in fact successfully pursued evangelism among diverse communities of indigenous peoples and Black Indians. Christina Dickerson-Cousin tells the little-known story of the AME Church's work in Indian Territory, where African Methodists engaged with people from the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles) and Black Indians from various ethnic backgrounds. These converts proved receptive to the historically Black church due to its traditions of self-government and resistance to white hegemony, and its strong support of their interests. The ministers, guided by the vision of a racially and ethnically inclusive Methodist institution, believed their denomination the best option for the marginalized people.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 12, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Dickerson-Cousin, Christina Black Indians and Freedmen

ISBN:

9780252053177

0252053176

OCLC:

1260168490