Christian citizens reading the Bible in black and white in the postemancipation South / Elizabeth L. Jemison.

Author/creator Jemison, Elizabeth L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020]
Descriptionxiii, 225 pages; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist)
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Subjects
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc. --History. --19th century.
Evangelicalism--Mississippi River Valley.
Religion and politics--Mississippi River Valley. --History. --19th century.
Race relations--Religious aspects. --Christianity.
Protestants--Mississippi River Valley.
Mississippi River Valley--Church history. --19th century.
Mississippi River Valley--Race relations.

Abstract "With emancipation, a long battle for equal citizenship began. Bringing together the histories of religion, race, and the South, Elizabeth L. Jemison shows how southerners, black and white, drew on biblical narratives as the basis for very different political imaginaries during and after Reconstruction. Focusing on everyday Protestants in the Mississippi River Valley, Jemison scours their biblical thinking and religious attitudes toward race. She argues that the evangelical groups that dominated this portion of the South shaped contesting visions of black and white rights"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 203-219) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020015403
ISBN9781469659688 (hbp. ; alk. paper)
ISBN9781469659695 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN(ebook)

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