by Bob | Jan 15, 2007 | Absalom Jones, African American, Black Church History
Founding Fathers, Part II[1]Over 100 years before the historic I Have a Dream speech of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., African Americans were preaching Dream messages. Reverend Absalom Jones’ Thanksgiving Sermon, is a tremendous example.Rev. Jones chose as his text,...
by Bob | Jan 14, 2007 | African American, Black Church, Daniel Alexander Payne
Founding Fathers, Part I[i]Historians of American history frequently emphasize our “founding fathers.” Politically speaking, they highlight white males like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, and James Madison....