Baptists and the American Civil War: November 22, 1862
While many Northern Baptists are publicly abolitionist in sentiment, this does not mean that all Baptist abolitionists actually view blacks as equal to whites, as demonstrated by a lawsuit in New York over “negroes” sitting in certain pews. The Troubles About the Negro in the Madison-avenue Baptist Church.; SUPERIOR COURT–SPECIAL TERM. Before Justice Barbour. Howell…