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Stonewall Jackson's Legacy: The Colored Sabbath School and His Complex Views on Slavery

Explore the life of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, focusing on his establishment of a Colored Sabbath School in 1855, aimed at educating African Americans in his community. Despite owning six slaves and acknowledging the Bible's sanction of slavery, Jackson demonstrated a deep religious conviction and compassion for the marginalized, desiring to guide them to God. This initiative, though risky due to legal prohibitions against educating slaves, ultimately contributed to the formation of African American churches, showcasing the complexities of his character amidst the backdrop of his time.

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Stonewall Jackson's Legacy: The Colored Sabbath School and His Complex Views on Slavery

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  1. Jacksons Colored Sabbath School By Justin Lacks

  2. Slavery • Jackson owned six slaves • Two requested to be bought by him

  3. Views on slavery • In her book, Life and Letters of General Thomas J. Jackson, Mary Jackson states that,” I have heard him say that he would prefer to see the Negroes free, but he believed that the Bible taught that slavery was sanctioned by the creator himself”

  4. Religion • Jackson was a very religious man who carried his faith into the battle field

  5. Church • Jackson attended and later became deacon at the Lexington Presbyterian Church.

  6. Colored Sabbath School • Jackson cared for the slaves and blacks in his community • He wanted them to know god and for their souls to be saved.

  7. Colored Sabbath School (Cont.) • Jackson decided that he would create a Sunday school for blacks, so they could know god. • This school was started in 1855

  8. Risk • What Jackson wanted to do was risky • In order to teach them he had to teach how to read. • At the time it was illegal to do this

  9. Potential Punishment • There was a bill passed in North Carolina in 1830 which stated that it was illegal to teach any slave how to read or write

  10. Potential Punishment (Cont.) • If anyone was found of this crime they could: • Be fined between $100 and $200 • Be imprisoned • Be whipped

  11. Service • The service lasted about 45 minutes • They sung, studied the bible, and prayed

  12. Relations • The people loved him like a brother or a father

  13. Results • The Colored Sabbath School led to the start of African American Churches

  14. Death • Stonewall Jackson died on May 10, 1863 due to a gun wound from his own troop.

  15. Works Cited • "- Early National - North Carolina Digital History." - Early National - North Carolina Digital History. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2013. <http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newnation/4384/>. • "Fredericksburg.com - Religion, Slavery and 'Stonewall' Jackson." Fredericksburg.com - Religion, Slavery and 'Stonewall' Jackson. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2013 • "General Stonewall Jackson Revealed as "Black Man's Friend"" Washington Times Communities. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2013. <http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/civil-war/2011/jul/26/general-stonewall-jackson-revealed-black-mans-frie>. • "HISTORY." SJH. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2013. <http://www.stonewalljackson.org/faq.html>. • Jackson, Mary Anna. Life and Letters of General Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall Jackson). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. Print • "Southern Heritage 411." Southern Heritage 411. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2013. <http://www.southernheritage411.com/truehistory.php?th=099>. • "Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend." Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2013. <http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/BookReviewBlackManFriend2.htm>.

  16. Works Cited (Cont.) • http://media.washtimes.com/media/community/photos/blog/entries/2011/07/26/gnrl-stonewall-jackson-640_s640x427.jpg?73b8e21685896c3f2859310aaa5adb253919b641 • http://izquotes.com/quotes-pictures/quote-captain-my-religious-belief-teaches-me-to-feel-as-safe-in-battle-as-in-bed-god-has-fixed-the-time-stonewall-jackson-240046.jpg • http://www.timesexaminer.com/images/stories/Terry---Stonewall-Jackson-Grave.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Stonewall_Jackson_Brigade_sheet_music.jpeg/220px-Stonewall_Jackson_Brigade_sheet_music.jpeg • http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/lexington/postcards/sjchur.jpg • http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglasslife/dougl70a.jpg • http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/images/church09.jpg • http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/debtors-prison-1.jpg

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