Sherman's March and the Emergence of the Independent Black Church Movement: From Atlanta to the Sea to Emancipation

A discourse on the historical emergence of African American Churches as dynamic cultural presences which occurred in the aftermath of the Civil War, and specifically in the wake of General Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah.

Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Preparing the Stage for Liberation 3. The Historical Context of Conversion 4. The South Defends Its Peculiar Institution 5. The March Toward Liberation 6. Impositions and Fatuities by Classes and Colors 7. The Liberation of Savannah 8. The Groundwork of Freedom 9. Conclusions References Bibliography