Soul Liberty: The Evolution of Black Religious Politics in Postemancipation Virginia

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 black churches as having always been politically...

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Auteur principal: Turner, Nicole Myers (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press [2020]
Dans:Année: 2020
Sujets non-standardisés:B African American churches ; Political activity ; Virginia
B Slaves ; Emancipation ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst01120540
B Slaves ; Emancipation ; Virginia
B History
B African American Christians ; Virginia ; History ; 19th century
B Virginia Politics and government 1865-1950
B Virginia ; Politics and government ; 1865-1950
B African American churches
B African American Christians
B African American Christians Political activity (Virginia)
B African American Christians History 19th century (Virginia)
B Chretiens noirs americains ; Activite politique ; Virginie
B Politics and government ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst01919741
B Politics and government
B African American churches Political activity (Virginia)
B African American Christians ; Political activity ; Virginia
B Slaves ; Emancipation
B Chretiens noirs americains ; Virginie ; Histoire ; 19e siecle
B African American churches ; Virginia ; History ; 19th century
B Esclaves ; Affranchissement ; Virginie
B African American churches History 19th century (Virginia)
B Églises noires americaines ; Virginie ; Histoire ; 19e siecle
B Virginie ; Politique et gouvernement ; 1865-1950
B African American churches ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst00799090
B African American Christians ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst01896439
B Virginia ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst01204597
B Slaves Emancipation (Virginia)
B Églises noires americaines ; Activite politique ; Virginie
B Virginia
B HISTORY / African American
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Résumé: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 black churches as having always been politically engaged. Using local archives, church and convention minutes, and innovative Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, Turner reveals how freedpeople in Virginia adapted strategies for pursuing the freedom of their souls to worship as they saw fit—and to participate in society completely in the evolving landscape of emancipation. Freedpeople, for both evangelical and electoral reasons, were well aware of the significance of the physical territory they occupied, and they sought to organize the geographies that they could in favor of their religious and political agendas at the outset of Reconstruction. As emancipation included opportunities to purchase properties, establish black families, and reconfigure gender roles, the ministry became predominantly male, a development that affected not only discourses around family life but also the political project of crafting, defining, and teaching freedom. After freedmen obtained the right to vote, an array of black-controlled institutions increasingly became centers for political organizing on the basis of networks that mirrored those established earlier by church associations. We are proud to announce that this book will also be published as an enhanced open-access e-book on a companion website hosted by Fulcrum, an innovative publishing platform launched by Michigan Publishing at the University of Michigan Library. The Fulcrum version of the book can be located using this link: https://doi.org/10.5149/9781469655253_Turner.
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:1469655241
Accès:Open Access