The end of days : African American religion and politics in the age of emancipation /

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For four million slaves, emancipation was a liberation and resurrection story of biblical proportion, both the clearest example of God's intervention in human history and a sign of the end of days. Matthew Harper demonstrates how black southerners' theology, in particular their understandi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harper, Matthew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2016.
Temas:
1865-1877
African Americans > Southern States > Religion.
African Americans > Southern States > History.
African Americans > Southern States > Social conditions.
Freed persons > Southern States > Social conditions.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Noirs américains > États-Unis (Sud) > Religion.
Noirs américains > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
Noirs américains > États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions sociales.
Personnes affranchies > États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions sociales.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
RELIGION > Faith.
African Americans
African Americans > Religion
African Americans > Social conditions
Freed persons > Social conditions
Southern States
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:For four million slaves, emancipation was a liberation and resurrection story of biblical proportion, both the clearest example of God's intervention in human history and a sign of the end of days. Matthew Harper demonstrates how black southerners' theology, in particular their understanding of the end times, influenced nearly every economic and political decision they made in the aftermath of emancipation.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469629384
1469629380
9781469629377
1469629372

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