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Feb 25, 2020 · His book Beyond Roots: In Search of Blacks in the Bible was a revelation of the fuller story; that God’s redemptive plan has always included people like me. It is a must-read for biblical ...
Jan 24, 2019 · Psalm 105:23 mentions the “land of Ham” in Egypt, and Psalm 78:51 connects the “tents of Ham” with Egypt. Other Old Testament evidence. In Genesis 10, Nimrod, son of Cush (whose name means “black”), founded a civilization in Mesopotamia. In Genesis 11, Abraham was from Ur of the Chaldees, a land whose earliest inhabitants included ...
- Phyllis Wheatley
- Sojourner Truth
- Harriet Tubman
- Mary Mcleod Bethune
- Mahalia Jackson
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- Latasha Morrison
Phyllis Wheatley’s celebrated poetry was rich in theological truths and called for equality for all regardless of the color of one’s skin. Born around 1753 in western Africa, Phyllis was torn from her home at seven years of age and sold to a slave trader. She was purchased by John Wheatley, a wealthy Massachusetts merchant who gave her the family n...
A gifted orator, Sojourner was an unrelenting advocate for the abolition of slavery and equal rights for women. Born Isabella in the Hudson River Valley of New York, the future activist spent 30 years enslaved before escaping her cruel owners and finding refuge with Isaac and Maria Van Wagenen, who purchased her freedom for only $20. Their kindness...
Harriet Tubman’s belief in the power of prayerto rescue people inspired a nation. Born into slavery around 1820 in Maryland, Harriet not only escaped slavery but helped hundreds of other African Americans find freedom through her work on the Underground Railroad. She was given the nickname “Moses” for safely bringing every person she led from bonda...
Mary McLeod Bethune was the most influential Black woman in the 20thcentury because of her extensive work to advocate for educational opportunities for all people. The daughter of freed slaves, Mary was not deterred by the obstacles or abuse she suffered in her quest to get an education. Seeking additional education, she attended Moody Bible Instit...
Known as the Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson used her voice to promote civil rights. The granddaughter of enslaved people who worked on rice and cotton plantations, Mahalia was born in New Orleans but moved to Chicago during the Great Migration, a term for the mass movement of Black Southerners to the North to escape Jim Crow laws and find fair jo...
Fannie Lou Hamer rose from humble beginnings to become a respected advocate for civil and voting rights. Born in Mississippi, the 20thchild of poor sharecroppers, Hamer began picking cotton at six years old. Her formal education ended after sixth grade when she began working as a timekeeper on a cotton plantation. In 1961, instead of removing a sma...
Latasha Morrison is a compelling modern voice calling the church to pursue racial unity and reconciliation based on biblical principles. A native of North Carolina, grew up knowing she was the descendant of sharecroppers. Latasha’s experiences of racial insensitivity in school and church, along with an African American history class in college that...
- Lisa Samra
Dec 16, 2020 · Esau McCaulley approaches this question through the perspectives and questions Black readers bring to the interpretation of scripture. Reading While Black is a much-needed addition to the shelves of hermeneutic resources available to preachers, students, and teachers. Its insights, although designed for Black readers, should be read by others ...
Feb 18, 2021 · By 1920, 16 more Bible salespeople traveled the South and among them put nearly 625,000 holy books in the hands of Black residents of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas ...
History. Vincent L. Wimbush traces the history of African American biblical hermeneutics to the earliest encounters African Americans had with the Bible as a consequence of their forced enslavement and exportation from the African soil to the Americas, and the direct and indirect activities of Europeans to convert Africans.
