Chapter 1
- African Slave Identity
- The Bushmen, Adam and Eve
- Slave Trade among African Tribes
- Tribal Warfare
Chapter 2
- African American Identity Persecution
- The Slave Narratives
- An Analysis of the N-Word
- Slave Dehumanization; Identity Degradation and Humiliation
- Liberated African American Identity: I Ain’t No Nigger
- African American Use of the N-Word
- My Liberation
Chapter 3
- The Color of African American Slavery
- William Wells Brown
- Slave Wet Nurses
- Poor Whites
Chapter 4
- Trib’lation: ‘Things Past Tellin’
- Hopelessness
- Beatings
- Nigger Dogs and Patrollers
- Slave Auctions
Chapter 5
- Biblical Slave Identity: We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
- Slave Identity: We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
- Biblical Identity
- Revelation 7:14
- The Promised Land
Chapter 6
- The Steal Away to Jesus Prayer Movement: “We prays for the end of Trib’lation”
- Steal Away to Jesus: The Invisible Institution
- Jesus the Protector
- “Slaves of God”
Chapter 7
- Persecution of the Steal Away to Jesus Prayer Movement
- Nat Turner’s Rebellion
- Unlawful Prayer Meetings
- Prayer in a Slave-Trading Yard
- Calling on the Lord
- Blood of the Lamb; Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted for Righteousness
- Amy Spain’s Hanging; Bless the Lord
- Uncle Tom Identity
Chapter 8
- Blessed Are the Merciful
- Sinner, Do You Love My Jesus?
- John Newton Found Amazing Grace
- Tenderhearted Maser Newman
- Alex Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy
- Miss Sally’s Redemption
- Master John Mixon: ‘De Best Old Master What Ever Was’
- Grandpappy Jake Crawford
Chapter 9
- The Abolitionist Movement: Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
- David Walker
- William Lloyd Garrison
- Frederick Douglass
- Harriet Tubman
- Tabb’s Underground Railroad
Chapter 10
- John Brown: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Coming of the Lord
- John Brown Arms the Negroes
- Battle Hymn of the Republic; Link between the Steal Away and the Abolitionist Movements
Chapter 11
- Soldiers of the Cross
- Do You Think I’ll Make a Soldier?
- General Hunter
- Butler and the Louisiana Native Guard
- Colonel Higginson and the Gospel Army
- Slave Athleticism
- South Carolina Volunteer Service; The Gospel Army and Harriet Tubman
- Big Bob, Preacher and Leader
- President Lincoln and General Butler Resurrect John Brown’s Plan
- General Hunter’s Letter
Chapter 12
- S Colored Troops
- Every Round Goes Higher, Higher
- Men of Color to Arms
- White Officers
- First Kansas Colored Volunteers Follow John Brown into Battle
- Battle of Port Hudson
- Sergeant Spencer
- Milliken’s Bend
- Brigadier General Edward A. Wild
- The Army of the James
- Fort Pillow Massacre and the KKK
- Never Avenge Yourselves
- Butler Is Lincoln’s Pick for Vice President
- Battle of Petersburg
- The Battle of the Crater
Chapter 13
- The Battle of New Market Heights
- Lincoln’s Reelection
- Butler’s Plan
- Confederate Forces
- Colonel Duncan’s Charge
- Colonel Draper’s Charge
- Fort Harrison
- Battle Aftermath
- The Butler Medal
- Congressional Medals of Honor
- Twenty-Fifth Corps
- Fort Fisher
Chapter 14
- Rise, Shine, Give God the Glory
- The Battle of Nashville
- The Black Cavalry
- Battle of Saltville; Blessed Are the Peacemakers
- Beating of a Black Soldiers Slave Widow
- The Fall of Richmond: “let them up easy”
- Charleston Liberated
- Confederate Respect for Black Soldiers
- USCT’s at Appomattox Court House: “Surrender of Lee and his army”
- My Families Journey from Slavery to the Promised Land
- The Fisk Jubilee Singers
- Butler’s Political Career
- Chapter 15
- Flawed History Is Flawed Identity
- Battle of New Market Heights—Flawed Historical Record
- New Market Heights, Virginia
Chapter 16
- My Remarks; Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
- My Dad and the KKK
- Righteousness in a Jail Cell
- Affirmative Action; My Path to the Promised Land
- Conclusions
References