Soul liberty : the evolution of black religious politics in postemancipation Virginia /

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Author / Creator:	Turner, Nicole Myers, author.
Imprint:	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2020] ©2020
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 209 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- Virginia. African American Christians -- Political activity -- Virginia. African American Christians -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century. African American churches -- Political activity -- Virginia. African American churches -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century. African American Christians African American churches Politics and government Enslaved persons -- Emancipation Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. Virginia History
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12354590

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ISBN:	9781469655246 1469655241 9798890857620 9781469655222 1469655225 9781469655239 1469655233
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"That churches are one of the most important cornerstones of black political organization is a commonplace. In this history of African American Protestantism and American politics at the end of the Civil War, Nicole Myers Turner challenges the idea of always-already-politically engaged black churches. Using local archives, church and convention minutes, and innovative Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, Turner reveals how freedpeople in Virginia adapted strategies for pursuing independent churches, religious freedom, political engagement, and justice to the evolving landscape of emancipation"--
Other form:	Print version: 9781469655222 1469655225 9781469655239 1469655233

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