Tag: slavery
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The Slave Bible
The full title of this post is, “The Slave Bible, Maroon Hermeneutics and Denmark Vesey: Fugitive Faith from 1807 to Mother Emanuel.” To heal our culture, we must study and understand our history. These studies must include the actions of people and events which have not traditionally been part of the “formal historical curriculum canon”…
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Whiteness and Racism
Tomorrow we’re going with our church to Charleston, South Carolina, to visit the International African American Museum. Shelly and I have lived here in Charlotte for 3.5 years, and have wanted to visit this museum for a long time. Particularly in this political moment, it seems especially important to both visit and support museums like…