![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And many of the first slaves on the North American continent were practicing Muslims. In the 17th century, more than a few slaves escaped the British colonies for Florida and there converted to Catholicism, and were granted freedom. Often, these days, that religion is a form of Protestant Christianity, but that wasn't always the case. His nuanced study, backed but not overwhelmed by mountains of research, examines the political as well as the spiritual role of the Black Church, and the way it has both shaped and been shaped by the world outside the walls of individual churches.Īccording to Gates, "roughly 80 percent of African Americans - more than any other group - report that religion is very important in their lives." Henry Louis Gates' thoughtful, comprehensive survey, which serves as a companion to the new PBS series but also stands sturdily on its own, might be titled "The Black Church," but it doesn't reduce a complicated institution into one monolithic presence. ![]()
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