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title: 'The Southern Presbyterian Church and the Freedmen'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Richard Clark Reed'
date: 1885-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Domestic Missions'
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/reed-1885-the-southern-presbyterian-church-and-the-freedmen
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# The Southern Presbyterian Church and the Freedmen

Professor A. Woodrow critiques the Southern Presbyterian Church's inadequate post‑emancipation work among freedmen—sparse funding, few organized churches, and ineffective ministerial training at Tuskaloosa Institute.

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