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Christian History, Spring 1999
THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Defeating the Conspiracy
Ignorance, prejudice, and even "Bible" Christianity joined forces to sabotage the faith of African-American slaves.
by Mark Galli
He Still Wid Us—Jesus
The musical theology of spirituals.
by Yolanda Y. Smith
By Any Means Necessary
Black abolitionists were tired of waiting for a gradual, peaceful end to slavery.
by Ted Olsen
Also: Slavery Under Ideal Conditions
Black Moses
The mystical faith and no-nonsense tactics of the Underground Railroad's most famous leader.
by Matthew Donnelly
God's Avenging Scourge
Nat Turner's rebellion, the bloodiest in slave history, was driven by his prophetic visions.
by Vincent Harding
The Expatriate Option
Some blacks, like George Liele, had to emigrate to live and minister freely.
by Milton C. Sernett
You Must Not Kneel Here
One April Sunday, Richard Allen and fellow black Methodists decided they wouldn't stand for prejudice anymore.
by Will Gravely
Also: Baptist Power
The Gallery: The Fruit of Freedom
When given a limited opportunity to grow, these African-American Christians blossomed.
by Mark Sidwell
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The Dignity of Faith
What does the experience of black Christians before the Civil War have to say to American Christians (both black and white) today?
by Albert J. Raboteau, Cheryl Sanders, Robert Stevenson Jr.
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