Why_Blacks_Would_Be_Religious_During_Slavery

Why Blacks Would Be Religious During Slavery "Why Blacks would be religious during slavery" Religion has always been a strong factor in the Black community. Many of us have grown up knowing and worshipping our Christian God. What many fail to realize is that this has not always been the case. In Africa, before the Middle Passage, natives practiced many different religions and were very spiritual. While being brought forcibly from their homeland, Africans were also forcibly removed from their religion. Former practices were not allowed and the spirits of the slaves were constantly tried and consistently broken. When the slaves were encouraged to, and finally adopted the religion of their masters, it was for a variety of different reasons. Everyone needs something to believe in, something which gives hope. If you stand for nothing, you fall for anything. Slaves lived in slaves, religion, very, life, believe, allowed, without, something, religious, people, important, gives, forcibly, different, been, always, against, worshipping, work, while, weapon, variety, underlying, trust, tried, toilsome, togetherness, suspecting, survive, sundays, strong, stand, spiritual, spirits, someone, slavery