Download or read book Slavery, Religion, and Race in Antebellum Missouri written by Kevin D. Butler and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-01-09 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the interaction of slavery, religion, and race in antebellum Missouri and how they influenced and shaped each other. The author argues that for African Americans, religion was an arena where they sought control over their own lives and where they created their own form of Christianity.