Please Read Chapter NINE (provided in two parts )
Listen to: “Joe Carter and the Legacy of the African American Spiritual” and “Exploring Religion in Black America.” (Link provided in the word document )
Then Answer
A1) Discuss the ways in which religiously-based arguments were employed to justify slavery.
A2) Discuss the ways in which religiously-based arguments were used to support the cause of abolition (abolishment of slavery).
A3) How and why did “Egypt” and “Exodus” hold special significance for many slaves? Many slaves became fervently Christian, despite the fact that Christianity was the religion of the enslaver—what aspects of Christianity and/or conceptions of Jesus held special appeal for many slaves?
E) What did you find surprising, interesting, or controversial about the material covered in this module?
For CLEARER INSTRUCTION PLEASE VIEW THE WORD DOCUMENT
