L. Whelchel 
Sherman’s March and the Emergence of the Independent Black Church Movement: From Atlanta to the Sea to Emancipation [PDF ebook] 

Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Preparing the Stage for Liberation 3. The Historical Context of Conversion 4. The South Defends Its Peculiar Institution 5. The March Toward Liberation 6. Impositions and Fatuities by Classes and Colors 7. The Liberation of Savannah 8. The Groundwork of Freedom 9. Conclusions References Bibliography

Love Henry Whelchel is Professor of Church History at the Interdenominational Theological Center, USA.