“There’s A Day Coming”: The Origin, Reception, and Conception of the Catastrophic Apocalypse among Black Captives

Blacks employed myriad means to survive the harrowing and protracted ordeal of American slavery. Arguably, the most important means were ideological, and one idea ubiquitous among Black captives was the catastrophic apocalypse: God physically coming to earth to destroy the planet and “wicked” people...

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Main Author: Baker, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2023
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-197
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