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Baptists and the American Civil War: January 1, 1864

Today, the one-year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, is a joyous occasion among free blacks, many of whom have obtained freedom within the past year. The year since the signing of the proclamation has witnessed a revolution in race relations. Prior to the proclamation, many Northern whites were uncertain that freed blacks would prove worthy…

January 1, 2014 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

Baptists and the American Civil War: November 3, 1863

Today at Concert Hall in Philadelphia a meeting is convened by the Pennsylvania Freedman’s Relief Association, an organization supported by many Northern Baptists, “to take into consideration the condition of the freed people of the South.” Speaker after speaker offer positive reports on the strides made to emancipate slaves and educate and acclimate freed persons…

November 3, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Beaufort, South Carolina during the Civil War

Baptists and the American Civil War: September 1, 1863

Today’s annual meeting of the Erie Baptist Association of New York echoes many other Northern Baptist associations this fall in terms of expressing support for emancipation of slaves and the war against Southern slavery. One Erie Baptist resolution succintly summarizes the association’s beliefs in terms of war and slavery: Resolved, That we have special occasion…

September 1, 2013 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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