Christian History and Treatment of Africans in America

We all know that many believers put greed and mammon ahead of humanity and refused to free their own slaves or support the Abolition Movement. Self delusion is strong among all people and Christians are no exception.

However, it is my view that Abolition of slavery and Emancipation would not have happened for many years had it not been for strong, Bible believing Christians from differing denominations. We are very fortunate here in Cincinnati to have a great museum dedicated to Freedom and I am learning how much theUnderground Railroad movement to slip slaves out of the south depended upon Christians from this region.

I have discovered a good book that tells the Freedom stories about Ohio and Indiana in an interesting and exciting manner. It is: Beyond the River by Ann Hagedorn and published by Simpn and Schuster.

Every Christian needs to understand his.her heritage in the fight for Freedom and this book will be a good place to start. Pastors will find it full of great narratives that can be used to stir congregations to love, service and outreach.

In March HOPE for Cincinnati is sponsoring a visit to the Underground Railroad Freedom Museum for pastors and Christian leaders to learn more about how God led His people to bring Freedom to thousands of men, women, boys and girls. (Stay tuned for more on this topic.)