The African-American church played an important role in the African- American society. A few researchers looked into the question why the African-Americans decided to leave the white controlled...Show moreThe African-American church played an important role in the African- American society. A few researchers looked into the question why the African-Americans decided to leave the white controlled churches after the abolition of slavery. This thesis looked into the general history of the independent African-American church. This research is based their conclusion on base of autobiographies and work of the most influential, leading religious figures after the abolition of slavery in 1865. This thesis proposed the hypothesis that the independent African-American church was formed by the aim to educate the just liberated African-American in both a spiritual and an educational way, as a form of protest and in order to uplift their race.Show less
