Slavery, Civil War, and Salvation: African American Slaves and Christianity, 1830-1870

by Daniel L. Fountain

During the Civil War, traditional history tells us, Afro-Christianity proved a strong force for slaves' perseverance and hope of deliverance. In Slavery, Civil War, and Salvation, however, Daniel Fountain raises the possibility that Afro-Christianity played a less significant role within the antebellum slave community than most scholars currently assert. Bolstering his argument with a quantitative survey of religious behavior and WPA slave narratives,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807136999
• ISBN13: 9780807136997
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"