“Virginia even passed a law in 1667 stating that 'the Conferrin of Baptisme doth not allow that Condition of the slave as to his Bondage or freedome," Thus, when Anglican missionaries arrived in Britain's New World colonies in the 1670s with the intent to convert those enslaved on plantations, they faced opposition and even violence from white colonists who wanted to keep Christianity exclusive to free white people.” LoveGodHateChurchFateAmerican HistoryBlack History Book:Christian Slavery: Conversion and Race in the Protestant Atlantic World Source: Christian Slavery: Conversion and Race in the Protestant Atlantic World
“Anglican missionaries therefore had to articulate a vision of Christianity that brought religion to enslaved men and women while at the same time placating their owners. The centered it on race rather than religion...Missionaries sought to convince planters that Christianity would not foment rebellion. Instead, it would make the enslaved docile, hardworking, and easier to manage.” LoveGodHateChurchFateAmerican HistoryBlack History Book:Christian Slavery: Conversion and Race in the Protestant Atlantic World Source: Christian Slavery: Conversion and Race in the Protestant Atlantic World