The Changing Tide

Examines the new source of "radical" antislavery energy and inspiration generated by free blacks and escaped slaves who established. Budding black abolitionists cleared the path for adoption of a more radically aggressive antislavery campaigns that carried a black message of freedom to national and international audiences. Leadership of the AME Church developed new religious structures to address the specific needs and circumstances of free and enslaved black population. As a result, African Americans established separate church facilities, self-help organizations, and crafted their own freedom networks.