The Counsel of Lincoln and Sherman | The Black Church

As slavery started to unravel in the Confederacy, the North kept pressure on Lincoln to transform the Civil War into a fight for freedom—with Black and white abolitionists, liberal congressmen, and Black congregations asking him to heed the call.

The Black church had a profound effect in these times—from providing counsel to President Lincoln and his thoughts on emancipation to meeting with General Sherman on the plans for Reconstruction.