The History of Black Americans and the Black Church #44

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Our Scripture verse for today is Romans 5:10 which reads: "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse." Our History of Black Americans and the Black Church quote for today is from Lee June, a professor at Michigan State University and the author of the book, "Yet With A Steady Beat: The Black Church through a Psychological and Biblical Lens." He continues discussing statements which are frequently heard in the black church which he calls “innocent but dangerous.” Our first topic for today is titled "Colonial Enterprise in the Caribbean, Part 1" from the book, "From Slavery to Freedom" by John Hope Franklin. The slave trade became a tremendously important factor in european economic life primarily because of developments in the New World. The trade in men and women would have remained inconsequential had it been confined to the importation of a few servants into Europe. Its growth came as the colonies in the New World increased and manifested a pressing need for labor to do the job of clearing the land and tilling the fields. ... Our second topic for today is "The Negro Church: A Nation Within a Nation, Part 13" from The Negro Church in America by E. Franklin Frazier. --- An Arena of Political Life, Continued During the Reconstruction period a number of outstanding leaders in the Baptist and in the other Methodist denominations became outstanding as leaders of Negroes in politics. Bishop James W. Hood of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was elected president of a convention of Negroes in North Carolina which was perhaps the first political convention called by Negroes after they gained their freedom. ... Our third and final topic for today is from "The Black Church in the U.S.: Its Origin, Growth, Contributions, and Outlook" by Dr. William A. Banks. Today we are looking at part 13 of Chapter 4: "Reconstruction and Retaliation -- 1866 to 1914" LACK OF A PROPER MALE IMAGE The high degree of mobility in the slave trade accentuated the moral vacuum. This, combined with the lack of self-respect felt by men who had little or no opportunity to constructively express their manhood, further lessened the black man's role. Being head of the home should not create pride or feelings of superiority in the male. Rather, it is a matter of function. God made Adam first, not Eve. ...