ABSTRACT

This title, first published in 1995, explores the history of the American Missionary Association (AMA) – an abolitionist group founded in New York in 1846, whose primary focus was to abolish slavery, to promote racial equality and Christian values and to educate African Americans. This title will be of interest to students of history and education.

chapter I|20 pages

Overview of AMA Work During the Civil War

chapter II|60 pages

Teachers in Virginia

chapter III|18 pages

Teachers Elsewhere in the South

chapter IV|18 pages

Overview of AMA Work During Reconstruction

chapter V|8 pages

The Reaction of the South

chapter VII|22 pages

African Americans and the AMA Colleges

chapter IX|40 pages

African Americans and the AMA Common Schools

chapter XI|32 pages

Catos and Congregationalists

chapter XII|30 pages

Religious Education of the Freedmen

chapter XIII|20 pages

The AMA and Black Religious Groups