Church Woman in Yellow Dress & Hat

The invisible churches among enslaved African Americans in the US are informal Christian groups where enslaved people listened to preachers that they c hose without their slaveholder knowledge. The invisible churches taught a different message from white controlled churches and did not emphasized obedience. Slaves held secret meetings and had praying grounds where they met a few times to pray for better things. A Negro preacher delivered sermons on the plantation. Services being held in the Church used by Church, used by whites after services on Sunday. The preacher must always act as a peacemakers and mouthpiece for the master, so they were told to be subservient to their master in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. However, the slaves held secrets and had praying grounds where they met.

"Born in Slavery; Narratives from the Federal Writes Project", 1936-38