What was one of the main reasons for the racial split within the Methodist Church after Reconstruction and the foundation of the

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What was one of the main reasons for the racial split within the Methodist Church after Reconstruction and the foundation of the

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Methodist Episcopal Church?
Select the best answer from the choices provided.
ОА.
African Americans wanted a separate organization to develop their own leaders.
OB. Black and white religious leaders agreed that it would be better to avoid racial tension by creating separate organizations.
OC Jim Crow laws passed in 1878 and 1879 ordered that church services be segregated.
OD. African American leaders knew they could get more followers and donations by forming their own church.

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denpristay [2] · Answer 1 · 2023-03-26T14:05:17+03:00

The reason there was a racial split in the Methodist church was so that А. African Americans wanted a separate organization to develop their own leaders.

<h3>Why was there a split in the Methodist Church?</h3>

After Reconstruction, African American members of the Methodist Church decided to form their own organization.

The reason they did this was to allow them to ordain their own leaders without influence from the White dominated Methodist Church. It is worthy of note that they were supported in this endeavor by the Methodist Church.

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