Sherman's March and the Emergence of the Independent Black Church Movement: From Atlanta to the Sea to Emancipation

by L. Whelchel

Overview

A discourse on the historical emergence of African American Churches as dynamic cultural presences which occurred in the aftermath of the Civil War, and specifically in the wake of General Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137405173
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	01/06/2014
Series:	Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice
Edition description:	2014
Pages:	59
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Love Henry Whelchel is Professor of Church History at the Interdenominational Theological Center, USA.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Preparing the Stage for Liberation 3. The Historical Context of Conversion 4. The South Defends Its Peculiar Institution 5. The March Toward Liberation 6. Impositions and Fatuities by Classes and Colors 7. The Liberation of Savannah 8. The Groundwork of Freedom 9. Conclusions References Bibliography