African American Studies Essay

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Humanities

Your essay question will relate to information covered in the readings between weeks 1 – 4. Your essay should be a minimum of 5 pages (does not include documentation), but should not exceed 7 pages. Your essay must include documentation using the MLA style.

Consider the evolution of segregation in American churches throughout history. Discuss how religion could be used to both support and abolish slavery simultaneously. Can this contradiction be reconciled? Discuss the development of Black Churches in America and explain why the two most racially segregated institutions in America are churches and prisons.