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I just read that African culture blended with Christianity during slavery in America, leading to the idea of reuniting with ancestors in heaven. This idea is prevalent in our society today. Did white Christians at the time have a different idea of heaven? If so, how did they blend?

by /u/Zebratonagus in /r/AskHistorians

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