A Profound Contradiction: A Racial Autobiography By W. Mark Wallis
A profound contradiction book series
W Mark Wallis has spent years researching his family history and building his family tree He grew up hearing he was a descendant of Texas pioneers and a true Texan His heritage in the Church of Christ movement went back to the early 1800 s His status as a sixth generation Texan a descendant of Dallas County Pioneers and a seventh generation member of the Church of Christ filled his upbringing with a rich sense of history Amidst the 2020 pandemic Wallis began formal research on two of his third great John B Floyd and Moses Fuqua Mackoy This book examines his grandfathers mixed histories of slavery church founding and surviving young America.
A profound contradiction epub book A Profound Contradiction takes a detailed look at the history of slavery in Virginia Kentucky and Texas dating back to 1619 Wallis includes long newspaper articles about both John B Floyd and Moses Mackoy that tell contrasting stories regarding their views of slavery This forthright look at the Church of Christ s history with racism and slavery examines the contrasting teachings and beliefs of two significant church Barton W Stone and Alexander Campbell It is a story of history family and faith that deals with the persistence of racism and calls for reflective lament A Profound Contradiction A Racial Autobiography.