Peter Stuyvesant’s relentless quest for order in New Amsterdam pushes Africans out of the church
The slavocrats won and the baptism of slaves ceased. For the first time, commercial values in Manhattan trumped faith and moral values.
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Posted by Tony Carnes | Jan 6, 2017 | African American, Africans, Harlem, Harlem Retrospectives |
The slavocrats won and the baptism of slaves ceased. For the first time, commercial values in Manhattan trumped faith and moral values.
Read MorePosted by Tony Carnes | Jan 2, 2017 | African American, Africans, Harlem, Harlem Retrospectives |
At the very beginning of Harlem’s life Africans were creating an African American identity rooted in faith and freedom.
Read MorePosted by Tony Carnes | Dec 28, 2016 | Op-ed, Postsecular City, Urban design |
The connections between faith and city planning are undeniable. Faith-based groups rebuild areas after disasters, they develop affordable housing plans, and they help the poor. Additionally, social movements that have profoundly changed society, like the civil rights movement, were guided by faith. Yet planning education generally does not deal with faith.
Read MorePosted by Tony Carnes | Dec 21, 2016 | African American, Harlem, Music |
“Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting?” I Corinithians 15:54-57.
Read MorePosted by Tony Carnes | Nov 22, 2016 | BILLBOARDS |
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