FAITH IS THE KEY AND PRAYER UNLOCKS THE DOOR: PRAYER IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE. |
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Robinson, Beverly J.
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1/1/97
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Journal
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Journal of American Folklore
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110(438)p.408-414
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African American
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Prayer was an integral part of the African-American tradition, especially in southern Georgia, just before the Civil War. African Americans used prayer to express their thanksfor the day, to ask for blessings for the sick and the community, and to pray for their freedom from slavery. Praying was initially an informal, personal activity done secretively from whites.Later, prayer was conducted in churches, in homes, and at all community events. African Americans integrated prayer in their music and storytelling, which added to prayer s appeal anddispersion. Prayer held families and communities together and was a collective expression of resistance to white domination.
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