Impositions and Fatuities by Classes and Colors

Abstract

This chapter provides an outline of the historical evolvement of social class and racial stratifications in the Americas. The emergence of independent Black churches is approached through an understanding of race and class relations in America. Some background is given as to why color-conscious sentiments and interrelations in Savannah evolved somewhat differently than other cities in the South which contributed to the precocious development of Black churches and leadership in that city.