Invisible churches

This article is about slave community churches in the United States. Not to be confused with Church invisible.
Invisible churches during slavery were held in secret locations called hush harbors.

Invisible churches among enslaved African Americans in the United States were informal Christian groups where enslaved people listened to preachers that they chose without their slaveholder's knowledge. The Invisible churches taught a different message from white-controlled churches and did not emphasize obedience to slave masters. Some slaves could not contact invisible churches and others did not agree with an invisible church's message but many slaves were comforted by the invisible churches.[1][2]

  1. ^ Lincoln, C. Eric (1990). The Black Church in the African American Experience. Duke University Press. pp. 5–8, 14. ISBN 9780822381648.
  2. ^ Louisiana State Museum Staff (27 January 2014). "Religion, Race, and Slavery". Louisiana State Museum. Louisiana Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2021.