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Direct linkButner, Bonita K. – Christian Higher Education, 2005
Religious denominations have a long history of benevolent outreach to individuals considered "less fortunate." The institution of slavery in the United States created an opportunity for most denominations in the North to advance an image of "patron saint" to an oppressed African American community. Immediately following the…
Descriptors: African American Education, Educational History, Christianity, Church Related Colleges
