Class Summary

Today we broke out into small groups and made skits on the three topics below.

What was the religous shift occuring during time period of our readings. The religious shift from episcopal and congregational to methodist and baptist.

What were the roots of Gabriels Rebellion. The theme "Liberty and Equality" arose from a rebellion in the Caribbean Island of Santa-Domingue. This concept was whispered and spread throughout the slave population. Gabriel attempted to get slaves to rebel and thus end slavery in Virginia. However, on the day of the planned rebellion it rained heavly thus ruining any attempt to march on Richmond. Many of the rebels could not meet at their appointed meeting places, thus the rebellion never got off the ground. Between white terror and black betrayals, the leaders of the rebellion were hunted down, tried and sentenced to death.

The beginings of African-American christianity. In our small group we created a skit and song on how slaves who came from different areas and backgrounds came together and created a new type of religion.