The Origins Of Slavery In The Nineteenth Century
“Christian outreach to slaves began at a snail’s pace. In fact, before the 1720’s, virtually nothing at all took place that is worthy of mention in a brief survey such as this one”. (Sweeney 109)
(1) After reading the aforementioned quote, I would challenge Mr. Sweeney to do a bit more digging around the origins of slavery and conversion as well as rephrasing his statement. “Africans and African descendants working in the early modern Atlantic commercial system were exposed to the world of European Christianity as early as the fifteenth century, when Portuguese missionaries came to the coasts of Africa. Some slaves, therefore, brought Christian beliefs with them when they were thrust into slavery”.
(2) Similarly, the slave’s form of Christianity
(1) After reading the aforementioned quote, I would challenge Mr. Sweeney to do a bit more digging around the origins of slavery and conversion as well as rephrasing his statement. “Africans and African descendants working in the early modern Atlantic commercial system were exposed to the world of European Christianity as early as the fifteenth century, when Portuguese missionaries came to the coasts of Africa. Some slaves, therefore, brought Christian beliefs with them when they were thrust into slavery”.
(2) Similarly, the slave’s form of Christianity