College/University/Graduate School paper Help: How was the creation of the Black Church an expression of freedom?
Forever Free,” Eric Foner –
1) What was the task of General Oliver Howard? How was his message received? Why did the former slaves feel that they had been betrayed? Was the war between blacks and their former owners really over? Explain
2) How was it evident that blacks had no role to play in Johnson’s vision of Reconstruction? Were the rebellious Southerners treated better than the former slaves? Discuss and explain why or why not.
3) How did blacks and whites define freedom differently and why? How does the collective experience of a people account for the difference in how freedom was/is perceived?
4) How was the creation of the Black Church an expression of freedom? Why was the strict practice of the “separation of church and state” never practiced among black religious leaders?
