Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/moraviansinjamai00buch/page/42/mode/2up [full text]The United Brethren's Church (also known as the Moravians) , were invited to the Island of Jamaica by the Foster-Barhams in 1754.
Spanning a hundred years of pre- and post- 'emancipation' history, read about the encounters between African people who were enslaved and the missionaries from Europe. (Summary by Faith Abiola-Ellison )
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Moravians_in_Jamaica.html?id=x60qAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y [preface page iii missing]
Deadline: [BC PLEASE NOTE- Due to our ancestor links to the plantations mentioned, volunteers Faith Abiola-Ellison-FaithAE and Harriet Barham will read all the chapters of this book together. No further volunteers are required. [we have removed remaining text]
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Keywords that describe the book: slavery, christian, Jamaica, spirituality, african, missionaries
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