Abstract
The matter of the debate on equality’s definition between black Christian ministers and white Christian ministers is an understudied topic of discourse that merits attention in the historical profession. In recent years, there has been discussion surrounding the general racial divide within abolitionism. However, the religious perspective on this matter has received little to no attention. How did black ministers and white ministers address the question of emancipation and enfranchisement for African Americans in the abolitionist movement from the 1830s through the Civil War and beyond? There is a significant disparity in the discussion of equal rights for African Americans between the sermons of white ministers and the writings of black ministers. This paper addresses the central differences in the definition of equality within this debate.
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Searls, Justin
(2024)
"Liberty to the Captive: The Two Definitions of Equality in the Abolitionist Movement,"
Bound Away: The Liberty Journal of History: Vol. 7:
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1, Article 9.
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