Noah's Curse: The Biblical Justification of American Slavery"A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren." So reads Noah's curse on his son Ham, and all his descendants, in Genesis 9:25. Over centuries of interpretation, Ham came to be identified as the ancestor of black Africans, and Noah's curse to be seen as biblical justification for American slavery and segregation. Examining the history of the American interpretation of Noah's curse, this book begins with an overview of the prior history of the reception of this scripture and then turns to the distinctive and creative ways in which the curse was appropriated by American pro-slavery and pro-segregation interpreters. |
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... letters during his adult life, it is strangely appropriate that this one alone is preserved on the campus of his beloved college. Not only does it offer a personal glimpse of the man honored as the institution's “father,” but its ...
... letters during his adult life, it is strangely appropriate that this one alone is preserved on the campus of his beloved college. Not only does it offer a personal glimpse of the man honored as the institution's “father,” but its ...
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... woman, the university's community relations coordinator was obliged to explain that Landrith's marital status presented a barrier to his admission. In a letter from the university, Landrith was informed 3 1. Setting the Stage.
... woman, the university's community relations coordinator was obliged to explain that Landrith's marital status presented a barrier to his admission. In a letter from the university, Landrith was informed 3 1. Setting the Stage.
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... letter went on to explain that “Bob Jones University is opposed to intermarriage of the races because it breaks down the barriers God has established. It mixes that which God separated and intends to keep separate.”3 While conceding ...
... letter went on to explain that “Bob Jones University is opposed to intermarriage of the races because it breaks down the barriers God has established. It mixes that which God separated and intends to keep separate.”3 While conceding ...
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... letters of Benjamin Morgan Palmer, one of the South's preeminent clergymen during the second half of the nineteenth century. In the late antebellum period, Palmer employed Noah's prophecy as a sanction for chattel slavery, and following ...
... letters of Benjamin Morgan Palmer, one of the South's preeminent clergymen during the second half of the nineteenth century. In the late antebellum period, Palmer employed Noah's prophecy as a sanction for chattel slavery, and following ...
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Contents
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HONOR AND ORDER | 63 |
NOAHS CAMERA | 123 |
REDEEMING THE CURSE | 175 |
Notes | 223 |
Bibliography | 299 |
Index | 314 |
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