Primary Document Analysis Questions

I. For the Singleton document, answer the following questions: a. What are some of the reasons why the enslaved Africans like the camp meetings? b. What role did Singleton’s master play in the church? c. How were the different races seated in the church? d. Who was Ennis Dilamar? Give two reasons why he sparked controversy. e. Why was Mr. Ayers not invited back to the church? f. Singleton says on page 7, “And (the incident) marked, too, the breaking off of religious association between our part of the South and the North.” Explain this quote.

II. For the Wayman document, answer the following questions: a. Who was Reverend P. D. W. Schureman? b. What is the significance of the incident on page 6 of the document between Reverend Schureman and Mr. Nimrod Barwick? c. What were some of the dangers that Mr. Schureman faced? d. Who was Reverend Noah C. W. Cannon and what dangers did he face? e. What experience did Reverend Wayman and Reverend Moore have in Washington, DC in 1850 (on page 44)? Why is it significant?