William and Mika
2015

African American Interview, impersonater for the Great Hopes plantation in Williamsburg

• African could not have bibles
• Africans went into the woods because they were not allowed in churches
• They could not be baptized
• Anglicans did not like them going into the woods but the could not stop the Africans
• The slaves were not just African Americans there were also African slaves
• It’s illegal for 3-5 Black men to be together not under a Christian’s supervision

Sophie Whelan
2015
Interview Notes
Interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg

New York was beginning to become catholic

Protestant people had more government power

People were allowed to practice different religions at home but still had to pay the church

They were allowed to have a meeting house for their different religion

Women and children sat on the sunny side of the church and men sat on the other

There were certain seats for certain classes in the church

Women didn’t have a role in the church

Men would be taken to court if they did not go to church

People didn’t start singing in a church choir until the 18th century

The church was divided into sections

African American slaves were baptized in the church

If you were not religious, you were more likely to be accused as a witch

Servants were not allowed to go to church