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Why Slaveholders Allowed Christianity but Banned Enslaved Africans from Reading the Bible - TalkAfricana
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Why Slaveholders Allowed Christianity but Banned Enslaved Africans from Reading the Bible - TalkAfricana
During the era of slavery in the Americas, many slaveholders encouraged enslaved Africans to adopt Christianity. Missionaries and pastors often preached to enslaved communities because slaveholders believed religion would make them more obedient. However, while enslaved Africans were encouraged to hear the Bible, they were often forbidden from reading it themselves, a rule that revealed […] TalkAfricana
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