“Jesse McBride was an antislavery preacher from the Wesleyan Church. He came to North Carolina from Ohio and preached to congregations in Guilford and surrounding counties. [In 1850] McBride gave a young white girl a pamphlet [suggesting] that slaveholders lived in violation of the [Ten] Commandments. He was charged with violation of an 1830 North […]
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Rabble-rousing with the Ten Commandments
Posted in History, Just A Bite, Tar Heelia, tagged free press, freedom of religion, guilford county nc, jesse mcbride, ten commandments, wesleyan church on May 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
