US religious artifacts in new Reconstruction exhibit depict resilience, racism
RNS The pew from a church where Black people once were relegated to the balcony. A pair of stained-glass windows honoring Confederate generals that were removed from Washington National Cathedral. A Bible used during the study session at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on the night when nine people were killed. These and other religious artifacts are among […]
BIBLE HISTORY: US MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS ‘SLAVE BIBLE’ THAT FOCUSES ON SERVITUDE, LEAVES OUT FREEDOM
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports from Washington, DC, on a special display at the Museum of the Bible which comes ahead of next year’s 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to Jamestown, Virginia…