African americans blacks have long been associated with religious faithsince the dawn of our time in america from 1619 to the present day do we see thisthe black church has long been and is still seen as a bastian of hope in the black communityand for good reason many of our civil rights champions came from the churchthis fact while brilliant and admirabledoes not dismiss the evils . Black atheism and religion during the harlem renaissance several prominent black authors in america wrote or discussed their criticisms of the christian church in various forms anthony pinn called christianity a tool for keeping the status quo and historically for supporting slavery michael lackey sees african american atheism as a way to celebrate a revolutionary victory over what he . Black atheists of america and more recently black nonbelievers inc as well as local groups such as black skeptics los angeles soon followed new black atheists are not content to personally reject religion but instead have a goal of spreading freethought to the broader black community. The black atheist in america stock image stock image view larger image the black atheist in america 0 ratings by goodreads isbn 10 143279471x isbn 13 9781432794712 used condition as new save for later from greatbookprices columbia md usa abebooks seller since april 6 2009 seller rating