“Henry Evans, a free man and shoemaker by trade, was licensed as a local preacher by the Methodists toward the end of the 18th century. Evans was responsible for ‘the planting of Methodism’ in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Originally preaching to black people only, he attracted the attention of some prominent whites, and ironically ‘the white […]
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Black preachers, white congregants, circa 1800
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged albert j raboteau, fayetteville, henry evans, john chavis, methodists, presbyterians, raleigh, slave religion on July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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