AAAD 150 1nd Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture I Atlantic Slave Trade and Artists Outline of Current Lecture II Religion in the African Diaspora III Dimensions of African American Religion IV Christian Themes in Black Art V Spirituals Current Lecture Religion in the African Diaspora Early Virginia Christians couldn t be enslaved for life Virginia Late in 17th Century Said religion meant different things to different people so they allowed Christian enslavement Virginia 1641 court allowed black child to be free to be raised as a Christian but enough were converted so this was no longer allowed Dimensions of African American Religion No single religion that they all believed 3 Major Dimensions o Syncretic Mixture of different traditions Black religion was a local and folk religion Preachers some women lacked formal education but gained authorization through God Holy Spirit Seen as built from bottom up Tituba associated with early folk religion Individual accused of witchcraft Identified as Indiana and African Voodoo Hoodoo Spiritual practice Spiritual folk religion These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o African American religion was multiracial and evangelical Early Methodism and independent churches reflected this Met informally and in people s houses Harry Hosier aka Black Harry Born enslaved First black American Methodist preacher Participant that institutionalized American Methodism and took over Trenton New Jersey in 1803 Isabella aka Sojourner Truth Born enslaved Emerged as gifted preacher after she was freed Joined legions of unlettered preachers Turned her powers towards anti slavery and feminist ends o Organized Churches Breaking away from white congregations African Methodist Episcopal AME First black church connection Leader Richard Allen o Preaching ability let him purchase his freedom o Founded own Free African Society of Philadelphia o Established own Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church aka Mother Bethel Church Daniel Coker o Founder of African Methodist Episcopal Church o Son of white mother and black father o Equiano helped find his balance in life o Published lots of pamphlets opposing slavery Christian Themes in Black Art Artists have been drawn to Christian motifs Harriet Powers o Leader of African American quilt art Clementine Hunter o Produced a lot of paintings dealing with Southern Black People Spirituals Black music gave beauty on black Christianity 18 19th Century Began to produce music aka spirituals Feature the styles characteristic of African American music Call and Response Complex rhythms combined with Methodist hymnody Became basic of blues and jazz music Songs orally created by slaves Richard Allen was the first person to record and write them down