In 1753, the German speaking settlers from the Moravian Church founded a religious refuge in North Carolina. They hoped to make this area an ideal society where their foundation for life was circled around the Bible. The universal belief guided the Moravian people leading them to baptize dozens of African Americans who then became full members of their tightly knit society. During this time the Moravian Brethren started buying slaves due to the larger demand in labor that came with the population increase. The slaves took part in the everyday work such as farming, shop keeping, and factory work. For decades, white and black Brethren worked and prayed together, although white Moravians never abandoned their belief that black slavery was ordained by God.
Based on the German church documents including the rare biographies of black Moravians, "A Separate Canaan" is proof to the study of colonial interaction between the people of African and German descent in North Carolina. Studies on race during the …show more content…
His focus surrounded the German-speaking Africans, and the ability to combine religious history with the history of the family. German-speaking settlers from the Moravian Church established a religious refuge and as the communities demand for labor grew, the Moravian Brethren found a need to buy slaves to help work their farms. In earlier decades, white and black Brethren worked and prayed together, however the white Moravians never truly abandoned their belief that black slavery was ordained by God and thus creating demographic shifts are now seen in categories of race, religion, and
Based on the German church documents including the rare biographies of black Moravians, "A Separate Canaan" is proof to the study of colonial interaction between the people of African and German descent in North Carolina. Studies on race during the …show more content…
His focus surrounded the German-speaking Africans, and the ability to combine religious history with the history of the family. German-speaking settlers from the Moravian Church established a religious refuge and as the communities demand for labor grew, the Moravian Brethren found a need to buy slaves to help work their farms. In earlier decades, white and black Brethren worked and prayed together, however the white Moravians never truly abandoned their belief that black slavery was ordained by God and thus creating demographic shifts are now seen in categories of race, religion, and