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Noah's Curse: The Biblical Justification of American Slavery (Religion in America)
Noah's Curse The Biblical Justification of American Slavery - Religion in America
Author: Stephen R. Haynes
"A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren." So reads Noah's curse on his son Ham, and all his descendants, in Genesis 9:25. Over centuries of interpretation, Ham came to be identified as the ancestor of black Africans, and Noah's curse to be seen as biblical justification for American slavery and segregation. Examining the history of ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195313079
ISBN-10: 0195313070
Publication Date: 2/3/2007
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
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