The Two Gospels: How Slavery Ripped American Faith in Two and Forged the Black Church

In America’s long and troubled history with slavery, few institutions carried more influence than the church. From pulpits across the nation, pastors shaped public opinion—some defending slavery as a God-given order, others denouncing it as sin. The result was a divided clergy that mirrored, and in many ways deepened, the nation’s divisions.

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