Actions White Slave Masters Took to Convert their Slaves to Christianity
The Promise of Heaven The most important aspect of Christianity for the enslaved was the promise of heaven — a promise made by plantation owners....
Category : Religion
No Apology: Mormon Church Explains, in 2013, Racist Policy It Ended in 1978
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Until June 8, 1978, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons) officially barred black men of African descent from its priesthood, a...
Reverend Joseph Lowery
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Outspoken civil rights activist the Reverend Joseph Lowery was born on October 6, 1921, in Huntsville, Alabama. Considered the dean of the Civil Rights Movement,...
Reverend Walter Edward Fauntroy
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The Reverend Walter Edward Fauntroy was born in Washington, D.C., on February 6, 1933, to Ethel Vine and William T. Fauntroy. Graduating from Virginia Union...
Bishop T.D. Jakes
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Bishop T.D. Jakes is a name that resonates with millions of people around the world. With his charismatic presence, profound teachings, and unwavering commitment to...
Reverend Cecil L. Murray
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Reverend Cecil L. Murray was born on September 26, 1929, in Lakeland, Florida, to Janie Belle Williams Murray and Edward Wilder Murray, Sr. Murray’s mother...
Omar Ibn Said
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Omar ibn Said, also known as Umar ibn Said, was a West African Muslim scholar who was enslaved and brought to the United States in...
Augustus Tolton
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Augustine Tolton, also known as Augustus Tolton, was a significant figure in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States. He was born...
Henry Highland Garnet
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Henry Highland Garnet (1815–1882) was a leading member of the generation of black Americans who led the abolition movement away from moral suasion to political...
Reverend John Jasper
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Reverend John Jasper is arguably one of the most famous black ministers of nineteenth-century Richmond, Virginia, who gained popularity for his electrifying preaching style and...