Rise Up: The Fight for Freedom | The Black Church

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Rise Up: The Fight for Freedom | The Black Church

From early slave rebellions to fighting in the Civil War, African Americans sought to rise up and fight for their freedom, with many of these efforts supported and advanced by the Black church.

From the stories of the slave uprising in Haiti that gave way fto the first Black republic to stories of American slave uprisings, this explores the demand for social transformation and is fueled by the Christian faith. This lesson ends with abolitionist Frederick Douglass who calls on Black men to rise up and fight for their freedom in the Civil War.

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PBS Learning Media