Re: Daniel McCoy and Lucy Fields (Cherokee)
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Re: Daniel McCoy and Lucy Fields (Cherokee)
Otis Fuller 2/15/11
Welcome!!! A lot of the Methodist were against the mistreatment of the free people of color and saw them as equals. Our area was Methodist early on but the Baptist moved in and took over. You should see what our Baptist church records look like in Wilkes. You were only permitted to sing gospel hymns. No musical instruments or dancing. Most of my family is kicked out of church for the dumbest reasons. Very few of my family stayed with the church. They were kicked out or asked to be excused and never went back. This specific Church did not survive.