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Historically, after Emancipation blacks established separate church facilities and congregations to create their own communities, escape white control, and worship in their own culturally distinct ways. They had already created a unique and empowering form of Christianity that creolized African spiritual traditions, a Christian tradition which developed more fully during the late 19th century. Within the black churches, they built strong community organizations and held positions of spiritual and political leadership. In addition, African American churches have long been the centers of communities, serving as schools in the early years after the Civil War, taking up social welfare functions, such as providing for the indigent, and going on to establish schools, orphanages and prison ministries.
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History
To make them easier to control, white slave owners systematically stripped African slaves of their cultural heritage, sometimes passing laws prohibiting African religious practices. Despite these efforts, slaves managed to retain elements of their culture. In the context of religion, expressive and ritual elements included call and response interactions, shouting, and dance. Call and response is a form of "spontaneous verbal and non-verbal interaction between speaker and listener in which all of the statements ('calls' are punctuated by expressions ('responses' [2]
Slavery
- See also: History of slavery in the United States
Slaves often learned about Christianity by attending services led by a white preacher or supervised by a white person. Slavery in the United States began soon after English colonists first settled Virginia in 1607 and lasted until the passage of the Thirteenth In such settings, whites used Bible stories that reinforced the sense of place that each group had in society, urging slaves to be loyal and to obey their masters. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin During the later 19th century, they used stories such as the Curse of Ham to justify slavery. The Curse of Ham (also called the curse of Canaan) refers to the curse that Ham 's father Noah placed upon Ham's son Canaan, after Ham "saw They promoted the idea that loyal and hard-working slaves would be rewarded in the after-life. Sometimes slaves established their own Sabbath schools to talk about the Scriptures and, in some cases, those who were literate taught others to read, as Frederick Douglass did while still enslaved as a young man in Maryland. Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 14 1818 February 20 1895 was an American abolitionist, editor, Orator
Slave revolts in the early 1800s, often inspired by passages in the Bible promising deliverance from slavery, as with the Exodus out of Egypt, or by black preachers, led to southern states' passing laws barring exclusively black churches, black preachers and assembly of blacks in groups unsupervised by whites. A slave rebellion is an armed uprising by slaves. Slave rebellions have occurred in nearly all societies that practice slavery and are amongst the most feared events Slaves organized underground churches and hidden religious meetings, where slaves were free to mix evangelical Christianity with African beliefs and African rhythms and turn traditional hymns into spirituals. Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Spirituals (or Negro spirituals) are songs which were created by African slaves in America. The underground churches provided psychological refuge from the white world. The spirituals gave the church members a secret way to communicate and, in some cases, to plan rebellion. In 1831, Nat Turner, a slave and Baptist preacher, killed about 50 white men, women, and children in an armed rebellion in Virginia. Nat Turner (Nathaniel Turner October 2 1800 – November 11 1831 was an American slave who started the largest slave rebellion in the Antebellum The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state [3]
Where it was possible, free blacks organized independent black churches[2] to practice religion in their own ways. [4] Free blacks in Philadelphia established churches before the end of the 18th century. Along with white churches opposed to slavery, they provided aid and comfort to slaves who escaped. [5]
Reconstruction
- See also: Reconstruction
After emancipation, Northern churches founded by free blacks, as well as those of predominantly white denominations, sent missions to the South to minister to newly freed slaves, including to teach them to read and write. The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. The AME and AME Zion churches gained hundreds of thousands of members. The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, or AME Zion Church, was officially formed in 1821 but operated for a number years before then In 1870, the Southern-based Colored Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church was founded. The Christian Methodist Epsicopal Church is a historically black denomination within the broader context of Methodism. The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., now the largest black religious organization in the United States, was founded in 1894. The National Baptist Convention USA Inc is one of the largest religious organizations among African Americans The convention has over 30000 churches and over 6000000 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [3] These churches blended elements from the underground churches with elements from freely established black churches. [2] Despite early efforts to integrate freed slaves into American society, racial segregation quickly became the norm in many states. The black communities, with the black churches as focal points, developed along lines partly independent of white communities. Black preachers provided leadership, encouraged education and economic growth, and were often the primary link between the black and white communities. The black church established and/or maintained the first black schools and encouraged community members to fund these schools and other public services. [2]
Since the male hierarchy denied them opportunities for ordination, middle-class women in the black church organized missionary societies to address social issues. In general religious use ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is set apart as Clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. These societies provided job training and reading education, worked for better living conditions, raised money for African missions, wrote religious periodicals, and promoted Victorian ideals of womanhood, respectability, and racial uplift. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities [3]
Civil Rights Movement
- See also: American Civil Rights Movement
Black churches held a leadership role in the American Civil Rights Movement. The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African Their history as a centers of strength for the black community made them natural leaders in this moral struggle. In addition they had often served as links between the black and white worlds. Notable minister-activists included Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, Bernard Lee, Fred Shuttlesworth, and C.T. Vivian. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader Ralph David Abernathy ( March 11 1926 – April 17 1990) was an American Civil rights activist and leader and a close associate of Bernard Lee ( 10 January 1908 &ndash 16 January 1981) was an English Actor, best known for his role as M in Fred Shuttlesworth (born Freddie Lee Robinson on March 18, 1922) is a civil rights activist who led the fight against segregation and other Reverend C T Vivian (born July 28, 1924 in Boonville, Missouri) is a minister and was a close friend and lieutenant of Reverend Martin [6]
Politics and social issues
The black church continues to be a source of support for members of the African-American community. When compared to American churches as a whole, black churches tend to focus more on social issues such as poverty, gang violence, drug use, prison ministries and racism. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. Drugs can be used in many different ways as detailed below Medication See also Medication People can use drugs to relieve pain or discomfort or to cure List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that A study found that black Christians were more likely to have heard about health care reform from their pastors than were white Christians. This article is about political movements affecting the delivery of health care and health care systems [7] Black churches are typically very conservative on sexuality issues, such as homosexuality. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. [8]
Black liberation theology
One formalization of theology based on themes of black liberation is the Black liberation theology movement. This theology maintains that African Americans must be liberated from multiple forms of bondage — social political economic and religious Its origians can be traced to July 31, 1966, when an ad hoc group of 51 black pastors, calling themselves the National Committee of Negro Churchmen (NCNC), bought a full page ad in the New York Times to publish their "Black Power Statement," which proposed a more aggressive approach to combating racism using the Bible for inspiration. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin [9]
Black liberation theology was first systematized by James Cone and Dwight Hopkins. James Hal Cone ( August 5, 1938 -) is an advocate of Black liberation theology, a Theology grounded in the experience of African Americans Dwight N Hopkins is a professor of theology at the University of Chicago and an ordained American Baptist minister They are considered the leading theologians of this system of belief, although now there are many scholars who have contributed a great deal to the field. In 1969 Cone published the seminal work that systemized black liberation theology, Black Theology and Black Power. In the book, Cone asserted that not only was black power not alien to the Gospel, it was, in fact, the Gospel message for all of 20th century America. [10][11]
In 2008, approximately one quarter of African American churches follow a liberationist theology. [12] The theology was thrust into the national spotlight after a controversy arose surrounding Rev. The Jeremiah Wright controversy gained national attention in March 2008 when ABC News, after reviewing dozens of Jeremiah Wright 's sermons Wright is a retired Jeremiah Wright, former pastor to presidential candidate Barack Obama at Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago. Jeremiah Alvesta Wright Jr (born September 22 1941 is the former Pastor Emeritus of the Trinity United Church of Christ (TUCC a Megachurch in Chicago Trinity United Church of Christ is a predominantly Black church with more than 8500 members located on the southeast side of Chicago. Wright had built Trinity into a successful megachurch following the theology developed by Cone, who has said that he would "point to [Trinity] first" as an example of a church embodying his message. A megachurch is a church having around 2000 attendants for a typical weekly service [13]
As neighborhood institutions
Although black urban neighborhoods in cities which have deindustrialized may have suffered from civic disinvestment,[14] with lower quality schools, less effective policing[15] and fire protection, there are institutions that help to improve the physical and social capital of black neighborhoods. In black neighborhoods the churches may be important sources of social cohesion. [16] For some African Americans the kind of spirituality learned through these churches works as a protective factor against the corrosive forces of poverty and racism. [17] Churches may also do work to improve the physical infrastructure of the neighborhood. Churches in Harlem have undertaken real estate ventures and renovated burnt-out and abandoned brownstones to create new housing for residents. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center Brownstone is a brown Triassic Sandstone which was once a popular Building material. [18] Churches have fought for the right to operate their own schools in place of the often inadequate public schools found in many black neighborhoods. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and [19]
Traditions
Like many Christians, African American Christians sometimes participate in or attend a Christmas play. Black Nativity by Langston Hughes, is a re-telling of the classic Nativity story with gospel music. Black Nativity is a re-telling of the classic Nativity story with an entirely black cast Langston Hughes (February 1 1902 &ndash May 22 1967 was an American Poet, Novelist Playwright, Short story writer and Columnist Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to Productions can be found at black theaters and churches all over the country. [20][21] The Three Wise Men are typically played by prominent members of the black community. "Three Kings" or "Three Wise Men" redirects here
Historically black denominations
Throughout U. S. history, religious preferences and racial segregation have fostered development of separate black church denominations, as well as black churches within white denominations.
African Methodist Episcopal Church
The first of these churches was the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the " AME Church " is a Christian denomination founded by Bishop Richard Allen in Philadelphia The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the " AME Church " is a Christian denomination founded by Bishop Richard Allen in Philadelphia In the late 18th century, Richard Allen, a former slave, was an influential deacon and elder at the integrated and affluent St. Richard Allen ( February 14 1760 - March 26 1831) was an African American pastor and the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Deacon is a role in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind but which varies among theological and denominational traditions George's Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə After white members of St. George's started to treat his people as second-class citizens, in 1787 Allen founded the all-black Mother Bethel AME Church. The charismatic Allen had attracted numerous new black members to St. George's. White members had become so uncomfortable that they relegated black worshippers to the balcony.
Over time, growing numbers of African-American congregations withdrew from the Methodist Episcopal (ME) Church. For individual churches named Methodist Episcopal Church, see Methodist Episcopal Church (disambiguation The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes In 1816, representatives of these congregations convened to establish the AME Church and consecrated Allen as their bishop. [4]
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion or AME Zion Church, like the AME Church, is an offshoot of the ME Church. The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, or AME Zion Church, was officially formed in 1821 but operated for a number years before then Black members of the John Street Methodist Church of New York City left to form their own church after several acts of overt discrimination by white members. The City of New York In 1796, black Methodists asked the permission of the bishop of the ME Church to meet independently, though still to be part of the ME Church and led by white preachers. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight This AME Church group built Zion chapel in 1800 and became incorporated, subordinate to the ME Church, in 1801. In 1820, AME Zion Church members began further separation from the ME Church. By seeking to install black preachers and elders, they created a debate over whether blacks could be ministers. This debate ended in 1822 with the ordination of Abraham Thompson, Leven Smith, and James Varick, the first superintendent (bishop) of the AME Zion church. James Varick was the first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. [22]
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Its founders, including Elias Camp Morris, stressed the preaching of the gospel as an answer to the shortcomings of a segregated church. This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament In 1895, Morris moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and founded the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule , as a merger of the Foreign Mission Convention, the American National Baptist Convention, and the Baptist National Education Convention. [23] The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. , is the largest African American religious organization. [24]
Church of God in Christ
In 1907, Charles Harrison Mason formed the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) after his Baptist church expelled him. The Church of God in Christ Incorporated is a Christian church in the Pentecostal tradition Bishop Charles Mason was the founder of the Church of God in Christ. Mason was a member of the Holiness Movement of the late 19th century. The Holiness movement in Christianity is composed of people who believe and propagate the belief that the carnal nature of humanity can be cleansed through Faith In 1906, he attended the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Upon his return to Tennessee, he began teaching the Pentecostal Holiness message. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism However, Charles Price Jones and J. Charles Price Jones Sr ( December 9, 1865 - January 19, 1949) A. Jeter of the Holiness movement disagreed with Mason's teachings on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. According to the New Testament, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is an experience sent by Jesus Christ.
Jones changed the name of his COGIC church to Church of Christ, Holiness (USA) in 1915.
At a conference in Memphis, Tennessee, Mason reorganized the Church of God in Christ as a Holiness Pentecostal body. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. [25] The headquarters of COGIC is Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. Mason Temple is the International Sanctuary and central headquarters of the Church of God in Christ, this denomination is the largest African American Pentecostal Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. It is the site of Martin Luther King's final sermon, "I've Been to the Mountaintop," delivered the day before he was assassinated. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader "I've Been to the Mountaintop" is the popular name of the last speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr [26]
Other denominations
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church and Connection
- Apostolic Faith Mission
- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
- National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
- National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
- Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
- Progressive National Baptist Convention
- Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army
- United House of Prayer for All People
- United Holy Church of America, Incorporated
- Numerous Roman Catholic parishes throughout the United States
See also
- African American culture
- African American
- Black Madonna, certain European depictions of a dark-skinned Virgin Mary
- The Josephites, a Roman Catholic religious order established to minister to African Americans
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