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Slavery, Religion, and Yale - GLC Annual Conference: Yale and Slavery in Historical Perspective



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Slavery, Religion, and Yale

During its first century and more, Yale’s identity and purpose were deeply tied to its religious mission and the training of Christian ministers. The enslavement of African and Native American people was interwoven into this mission, as was the beginning of antislavery debates. This session will explore a foundational element of Yale’s history and early leadership.

Moderator: Willie Jennings* (Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies, Yale Divinity School)

Catherine Brekus (Charles Warren Professor of the History of Religion in America, Harvard Divinity School): “Christianity and Slavery in Early New England”

Ken Minkema* (Executive Editor, Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale Divinity School): “New England Religion and Attitudes on the Slave Trade”

Frank Mitchell (Curatorial Adviser, The Toni H. & Wendell C. Harp Historical Museum at The Dixwell Community House): “Keep the Faith, Baby! Religion, Race, and Remembering”

Charles Warner, Jr.* (Chairman, Connecticut Freedom Trail; History Committee Chair, Dixwell Congregational UCC): “Pulpits, Purpose, and Politics: The History of the Dixwell Congregational Church and Black Leadership in New Haven”
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