... community. Not only was she a warm woman who opened up her home, but she was also an "unchurched preacher" Baby Suggs preached in The Clearing. Separate from any established churches, The Clearing provided a place where the community could gather and reclaim themselves- a place where they could reclaim God, outside of ... words they begin to reclaim their bodies and their spirits. The Clearing allowed " freed blacks to set up their own type of worship services separate from white society and the organized white Christian church .Significantly, the leader of this group is Baby Suggs, who...

• Word Count: 3712
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

... community. Not only was she a warm woman who opened up her home, but she was also an "unchurched preacher" Baby Suggs preached in The Clearing. Separate from any established churches, The Clearing provided a place where the community could gather and reclaim themselves- a place where they could reclaim God, outside of ... words they begin to reclaim their bodies and their spirits. The Clearing allowed " freed blacks to set up their own type of worship services separate from white society and the organized white Christian church .Significantly, the leader of this group is Baby Suggs, who...

• Word Count: 3715
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School