Our Scripture verse for today is Colossians 1:9 which reads: "For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding."
Our History of Black Americans and the Black Church quote for today is from Lee June, a professor at Michigan State University and the author of the book, "Yet With A Steady Beat: The Black Church through a Psychological and Biblical Lens." He said, "Although what is called the ‘Black Church’ is still the most powerful institution within the Black community, there is a need for some midcourse corrections. Though there are many encouraging signs, the dangers are there also. Our challenge in the years ahead is to continue to maximize the resources that will advance Christ's church as a whole."
Our first topic for today is titled "The New World Experience" from the book, "From Slavery to Freedom" by John Hope Franklin.
As Van Sertima has ably pointed out in his book, They Came Before Columbus, peoples of African descent arrived in the United States before Christopher Columbus allegedly discovered America. It should also be noted that there were Africans who were on the same ship with Columbus during his exploration. The fact remains, however, that most African Americans arrived in the United States as slaves, and a few arrived as indentured laborers.
In the early 1400s, the Portuguese began to make their way along the west coast of Africa. It was Portugal that led Europe in its search for an all-water route to the East—India, China, and the East Indies.
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Our second topic for today is "The Institutional Church of the Free Negroes, Part 7" from The Negro Church in America by E. Franklin Frazier. He writes:
The Free Negroes Establish Their Own Churches
After Richard Allen and Absalom Jones organized the Free African Society, they differed as to whether Negroes should model their church organization after the Methodist or after the Protestant Episcopal Church. Allen was of the opinion that the Methodist form of worship was more suited to the religious needs and form of worship to which the Negroes had become accustomed. As a consequence of this difference between Jones and Allen, Jones organized the African Protestant Episcopal Church of St. Thomas but the majority of the Negroes who had seceded from the white church followed Allen.
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Our third and final topic for today is from "The Black Church in the U.S.: Its Origin, Growth, Contributions, and Outlook" by Dr. William A. Banks.
Today we are continuing with part 4 of Chapter 3: "Reaction -- 1820 to 1865"
NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES AND SLAVERY
Not only were scriptures cited in an attempt to support the belief that Negroes were cursed, but they were used to support the very institution of slavery itself. These passages include Ephesians 6:5-9, Colossians 3:22-25; 1 Timothy 6:1-2; Titus 2:9-10; 1 Peter 2:18-19; and Philemon.
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African Economic Institutions, Pt 1; The Negro Adapts Christianity, Pt 4; Denominations Among the Slaves
African Political Institutions, Pt 2; The Negro Adapts Christianity, Pt 3; Protestant Episcopal Church
The African Way of Life, Pt 1; The Negro Adapts to Christianity; Little Evangelism of Slaves
The West African Coast, the Negro Adapts to Christianity, European Immigrants
Empire of the Congo; Slaves and the Bible; Comparison With European Immigrants
Early African States, a New Christian Orientation, and the Middle Passage
The Mossi States, a New Christian Orientation, and African Religion
Three of the 100 Most Influential Black Christians in History: George Washington Carver, Rosa Parks, & Ralph David Abernathy
The Civil Rights Movement, the Religion of the Slaves, African Religion, and the End of Songhay
The Civil Rights Movement, The Religion of the Slaves, and the Early Slave Trade
The Great Migration; The Religion of the Slaves, Part 2; The Rise of Songhay
Emancipation, Reconstruction, and Women in the Black Church
Blacks, the Second Great Awakening, and Abolition
The Origins of the Black Church
The First West African States: Ghana
European and Asian Interest in the Slave Trade
The Family, Religion, and Society in Africa Before the Slave Trade
The Religion of the Slaves: The Christian Religion Provides a New Basis of Social Cohesion
The Religion of the Slaves: The Loss of Social Cohesion
The Religion of the Slaves: the Break With the African Background
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