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41242
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A freedom offered to slaves perhaps lesser known than the Emancipation Proclamation is religious expression. Contraband camps, established by Union troops for former slaves, provided a way for former slaves to openly express Christian faith. Along with African American religious leaders such as James Walker Hood, they helped establish the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church. As for churches such as AMEZ, they also provided a sanctuary from racism and sowing ground for the seeds of political representation.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 96 Issue 3, July 2019 ,
p299-332
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African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; Hood, James Walker, 1831-1918; Civil War--contraband camps--former African slaves; Civil War--colored troops; Black religious experience--South--Civil War; Reconstruction--South--African American churches; New Bern--Civil War--refugee slaves; Stanly, Edward, 1810-1872; New Bern Academy--Civil War; American Missionary Association; Freedmen--North Carolina; Singleton, William Henry, 1843-1938; Works Progress Administration narratives--fugitive slaves; Refugee camps--Civil War--Horace James; African Methodist Episcopal Church
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43571
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In this article Dr. John Hope Franklin is talking about the rich and comprehensive African American history of New Bern and Eastern North Carolina. Dr. Franklin states that right before the civil war began that the population of African Americans in the United States was about 19% of the total population according to census data at the time. When the civil war began in 1860 the population of African American had increased to 4.4 million and a majority of this number were considered slaves. In North Carolina there were 331,059 salves which was about 33% of the population around the same time. Most freeman in North Carolina lived along the east seaboard of the state which was know as the “black district” of the state. During the Battle of New Bern African Americans moved to New Bern to join the Union lines which lead to the creation of James city which was one of the highest population of free slaves.
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