Many black abolitionists were heavily opposed to the racist anti-slavery society, one described the it as “the negro 's greatest enemy.” At this point, there was an evolution within the anti-slavery movement directly because of black abolitionists — a move from desiring gradual emancipation to demanding immediate and uncompensated emancipation. At the heart of this transformation was a black reinterpretation of Christian doctrine. Southerners attempted to used Christianity to teach their slaves that God rewarded obedience to masters, as Jesus alluded to in the book of Matthew. Despite this, slaves identified with the story Moses leading his people out of bondage and King David’s triumph over the giant Goliath. Black churches were “seedbeds of resistance.” A radical liberation theology emerged and impacted the abolitionist
Many black abolitionists were heavily opposed to the racist anti-slavery society, one described the it as “the negro 's greatest enemy.” At this point, there was an evolution within the anti-slavery movement directly because of black abolitionists — a move from desiring gradual emancipation to demanding immediate and uncompensated emancipation. At the heart of this transformation was a black reinterpretation of Christian doctrine. Southerners attempted to used Christianity to teach their slaves that God rewarded obedience to masters, as Jesus alluded to in the book of Matthew. Despite this, slaves identified with the story Moses leading his people out of bondage and King David’s triumph over the giant Goliath. Black churches were “seedbeds of resistance.” A radical liberation theology emerged and impacted the abolitionist