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Christianity and the Caribbean - Unknown truth of slavery and the Church
Manage episode 303059122 series 2968485
The church, one of the largest and most powerful institutions in the world. The church has shaped this planet from schooling, to economics and of course the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade. From validating slavery, petitioning for abolition but also being grafters and slave owners themselves.
In this episode learn about the writer of the famous gospel 'Amazing Grace' was a slave trader how Dominica's African slave economy was founded by a Black Christian, how Barbados plantations bolstered the Church of England, and how a 27yr old Deacon was the leader of one of the largest slave revolts in history.
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17 episodi
Manage episode 303059122 series 2968485
The church, one of the largest and most powerful institutions in the world. The church has shaped this planet from schooling, to economics and of course the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade. From validating slavery, petitioning for abolition but also being grafters and slave owners themselves.
In this episode learn about the writer of the famous gospel 'Amazing Grace' was a slave trader how Dominica's African slave economy was founded by a Black Christian, how Barbados plantations bolstered the Church of England, and how a 27yr old Deacon was the leader of one of the largest slave revolts in history.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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