Though colonists were fighting for independence from imperial British power, they had no intentions of extending this liberty to enslaved blacks. In Chapter 3, 'Understanding Liberty in the Age of Revolution and Revival,' Tisby examines the pre- and post-Revolutionary War period in America. Meanwhile, the church continued defending these practices as moral, seemingly constructing theological stances to support their egregious behaviors. Colonizers invaded African nations, kidnapped their people, transported them across the ocean, and enslaved them. As colonial economics grew, colonizers looked for more labor to support their farms. Even before chattel slavery, white Christian Europeans, used the Bible to create racial divides. He uses Columbus' writings to illustrate early evidence of white supremacy. In Chapter 2, 'Making Race in the Colonial Era,' Tisby shifts back in history, describing Columbus' arrival in the Americas. Instead of cowering before these dissenting viewpoints, Tisby boldly proceeds.

He outlines his explorations and arguments to come, while also posing possible counterarguments to his writing. He holds that his faith inspires his profound investment in issues of social justice. He identifies himself as a Christian believer, and a lover of the church. In Chapter 1, 'The Color of Compromise,' Tisby introduces his interests in examining the Christian church's involvement in racist American systems and customs. Jemar Tisby's The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism, is divided into 11 chapters which trace the origin and perpetuation of racist practices in America from Columbus' invasion of the Americas, through the Trump era. The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Tisby, Jemar.

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