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Histories &
Mysteries
Judy and John Tole
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that magnificent, if sadly inspired, bequest to our common heritage.
In the 10 years or so following the Civil War religious and other freedoms briefly improved for Southern Blacks. This ended abruptly in 1876 when Reconstruction was turned on its head. Shifts in political winds brought violence, disenfranchisement, and severe discrimination that would last more than 80 years. As in Antebellum times, once again churches would provide the vital religious, social and political support structure for Blacks. A wave of Southern Black churches was initiated early in this period. A notable exception to this trend was the movement of some Blacks to Catholicism in part because parochial schools offered a positive alternative to otherwise segregated (and inferior) education. Also of note were the roles of the sexes in these churches; parishioners were predominately female, the clergy were largely males.
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