Abolitionist Sanctuary
Abolitionist Sanctuary
Nikia
How Faith, Rhetoric, And Black Memory Resist White Christian Nationalism
58 minutes Posted Feb 6, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
Welcome And Guest Introduction
Why Black History Matters Now
Reconstruction’s Lessons For Today
Erasure, Bans, And Authoritarian Playbooks
Rhetoric, Silence, And Speaking Truth
Beyond Slavery: African Origins And Pride
Henry McNeal Turner’s Life And Shift
Women’s Influence And AME Legacy
God Is A Negro: Meaning Now
Abolition As Faith And Practice
Colored Conventions Movement Explained
Current Projects, Support, And Closing
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Send us Fan Mail We trace Black history as living resistance, linking Reconstruction to today’s bans and misinformation while centering Henry McNeal Turner’s radical theology and the Colored Conventions as blueprints for action. Faith, rhetoric, and archives become tools to confront white Christian nationalism and build abolitionist sanctuaries. • significance of Black History Month amid erasure • Reconstruction as a mirror for current politics • rhetorical strategies for truth in a noisy ag...