Under Their Own Vine and Fig Tree: The African-American Church in the South, 1865-1900
- ISBN-10
- 0807141097
- ISBN-13
- 9780807141090
- Category
- African American churches
- Pages
- 358
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- LSU Press
- Author
- William E. Montgomery
Description
In February , 1866 , Charles H. Pearce , whom the conference appointed presiding elder of the district , arrived in the state . Pearce quickly rose to become the most powerful early influence on the growth of the AME connection in the ...
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