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Black Itinerants of the Gospel

The Narratives of John Jea and George White

by Graham Russell Hodges, George White

  • Paperback
  • 208 pages
  • Publisher: St Martin's Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm

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John Jea (b.1773) and George White (1764-c 1830) were two of the earliest African-American autobiographers, writing nearly a half century before Frederick Douglass published his famous narrative chronicling his experiences as a slave, a freedman, and an ardent abolitionist. Jea and White represent an earlier generation of African- Americans that were born into slavery but granted their freedom shortly after American independence, in the 1780s. Both men chose to fight against slavery from the pulpit, as itinerant Methodist ministers in the North. Methodism's staunch anti-slavery stance, acceptance of African-American congregants, and widespread use of itinerant preachers enhanced black religious practices and services in the late 18th century and the 19th century. Graham Hodges' substantial introduction to the book places these two narratives into historical context, and highlights several key themes, including slavery in the North, the struggle for black freedom after the Revolution, and the rise of African-American Christianity.
Black Itinerants of the Gospel and A Brief Account: Of the Life, Experience, Travels, and Gospel Labours of George White, an African; Written by Himself, and Revised by a
A Brief Account: Of the Life, Experience, Travels, and Gospel Labours of George White, an African; Written by Himself, and Revised by aBlack Itinerants of the Gospel

  • Author

    George White

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    St Martin's Press

  • Published

    February 2002

  • Edition

    2nd Revised edition

  • Weight

    246g

  • Page Count

    208

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780312294458

  • ISBN-10

    031229445X

  • Eden Code

    3806940

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