Sherman’s March and the Emergence of the Independent Black Church Movement: From Atlanta to the Sea to Emancipation

1. Introduction
L. H. Whelchel

2. Preparing the Stage for Liberation
L. H. Whelchel

3. The Historical Context of Conversion
L. H. Whelchel

4. The South Defends Its Peculiar Institution
L. H. Whelchel

5. The March toward Liberation
L. H. Whelchel

6. Impositions and Fatuities by Classes and Colors
L. H. Whelchel

7. The Liberation of Savannah
L. H. Whelchel

8. The Groundwork of Freedom
L. H. Whelchel

9. Conclusions
L. H. Whelchel

Keywords: Religious Studies, Social Aspects of Religion, History of the Americas, African Culture, Ethnicity Studies, Religion and Society, US History