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Black Indians and Freedmen
2021
Overview
Often seen as ethnically monolithic, the African Methodist
Episcopal (AME) Church in fact successfully pursued evangelism
among diverse communities of indigenous peoples and Black Indians.
Christina Dickerson-Cousin tells the little-known story of the AME
Church's work in Indian Territory, where African Methodists engaged
with people from the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokees, Creeks,
Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles) and Black Indians from various
ethnic backgrounds. These converts proved receptive to the
historically Black church due to its traditions of self-government
and resistance to white hegemony, and its strong support of their
interests. The ministers, guided by the vision of a racially and
ethnically inclusive Methodist institution, believed their
denomination the best option for the marginalized people.
Dickerson-Cousin also argues that the religious opportunities
opened up by the AME Church throughout the West provided another
impetus for Black migration.
Insightful and richly detailed, Black Indians and
Freedmen illuminates how faith and empathy encouraged the
unique interactions between two peoples.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Subject
ISBN
9780252044212, 0252044215, 0252053176, 9780252053177, 9780252086250, 0252086252
