The Deep South or the Lower South is a cultural and geographic subregion of the Southern United States. The term is used to describe the states which were most economically dependent on …

After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, plantation culture expanded into the Deep South, and mission work became a crucial element of Christian expansion. Frontier mission schools carried a continual …

Faced with the inhumanity of New World plantations, what was the response of the plantation church, both the Colonial and African expressions of church? Some colonial Christians were uneasy with …

Between 1501 and 1867, nearly 13 million African people were kidnapped, forced onto European and American ships, and trafficked across the Atlantic Ocean to be enslaved, abused, and forever …

" [The plantation owner] would not permit them to hold religious meetings or any other kinds of meetings, but they frequently met in secret to conduct religious services. When they were caught, the …

Feb 14, 2017 · In his autobiography, Capers vividly describes an incident that occurred at one of the small, backcountry churches that lay along his circuit in the Chester district of South Carolina in the …

May 3, 2019 · Southern rural church reformers failed to create structures that could sustain and enhance rural church work. However, those reformers worked closely with agricultural reformers and colleges …

More than just a geographical location, it's a distinct cultural region known for its unique dialects, cuisine, musical traditions, and a complex past deeply intertwined with plantation agriculture and the Civil War.

This case study of a small, rural, African-American planta- tion church may provide some clues on how other churches with similar back- grounds and histories managed to survive during the same period. …

Feb 12, 2025 · School sites were identified, teachers recruited, buildings bought and built, and pastors assigned with such resourcefulness that within two years the AMA men and women sowed a …