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The long history of slavery and racism in the Presbyterian church

Those present at the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board meeting on Sept. 29 processed the denomination's history and how the roots of racism are present today. The consensus: change is essential — “Our children are watching us.”

The history of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is deeply entwined with the violence and inhumanity of slavery – and with a history of anti-Black racism that allowed White Presbyterians to offer a theological rationale for the degradation and abuse they perpetuated.

That’s the ugly history that William Yoo, an assistant professor of American religious and cultural history at Columbia Theological Seminary, excavates in his new book What...

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