Author:
Roberts, Rita.
Imprint:Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2010.
Descriptionx, 261 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:Becoming African, becoming Christian : religion and the evolution of a common identity -- Becoming American : Christian republicanism and African American identity -- They want us slaves forever : evangelical reform and the expansion of slavery -- We do not all of us think alike : evangelicalism and conflicting strategies for citizenship -- They despise us for our color : the problem of race and Black evangelical reform -- We love our country-- but we love liberty more : emigrationism, nationalism, evangelicalism, and the beginning of the Civil War.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
