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Jacksons Colored Sabbath SchoolBy Justin LacksSlaveryJackson owned six slavesTwo requested to be bought by him

Views on slaveryIn her book, Life and Letters of General Thomas J. Jackson, Mary Jackson states that, I have heard him say that he would prefer to see the Negroes free, but he believed that the Bible taught that slavery was sanctioned by the creator himself

ReligionJackson was a very religious man who carried his faith into the battle field

ChurchJackson attended and later became deacon at the Lexington Presbyterian Church.

Colored Sabbath SchoolJackson cared for the slaves and blacks in his communityHe wanted them to know god and for their souls to be saved.Colored Sabbath School (Cont.)Jackson decided that he would create a Sunday school for blacks, so they could know god.This school was started in 1855RiskWhat Jackson wanted to do was riskyIn order to teach them he had to teach how to read.At the time it was illegal to do this

Potential PunishmentThere was a bill passed in North Carolina in 1830 which stated that it was illegal to teach any slave how to read or writePotential Punishment (Cont.)If anyone was found of this crime they could:Be fined between $100 and $200Be imprisonedBe whipped

ServiceThe service lasted about 45 minutesThey sung, studied the bible, and prayed

RelationsThe people loved him like a brother or a fatherResultsThe Colored Sabbath School led to the start of African American Churches

DeathStonewall Jackson died on May 10, 1863 due to a gun wound from his own troop.

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