Down in the Valley: An Introduction to African American Religious History Slavery & abolition of slavery These lectures deepen and develop

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Down in the Valley: An Introduction to African American Religious History Slavery & abolition of slavery These lectures deepen and developAfrican American religions constitute a diverse group of beliefs and practices that emerged from the African diaspora brought about by the Atlantic slave trade. Traditional religions that had informed the worldviews of Africans were transported to the shores of the Americas and transformed to make sense of new contexts and conditions. This book explores the survival of traditional religions and how African American religions have influenced and been