Much that is commonly accepted about slavery and religion in the Old South is challenged in this significant book. The eight essays included here show that thro

How slaves created the organized black church while still under the oppression of bondage.

This work documents the many roles filled by Southern blacks in the last decades of slavery, the Civil War years, and the following period of Reconstruction. Af

In this book, prominent historians of slavery and legal scholars analyze the intricate relationship between slavery, race, and the law from the earliest Black C

These critical essays examine ways in which political culture interacts with the world's religions, and within the context of religious pluralism. The authors r