Blacks Are The True Hebrews - In the late 19th century, two former slaves turned preachers โ bishop william saunders crowdy of oklahoma and bishop william christian of arkansas โ received the same message from. Black hebrew israelites, african american religious community in israel, the members of which consider themselves to be the descendents of a lost tribe of israel. The black hebrew israelite movement claims that african americans are descendants of the ancient israelites and has slowly become a significant force in african american religion. So why do they believe that blacks are the original jews? First of all, to suggest that among the ancient hebrews there were africans is not in itself antisemitic. The black hebrew israelites (bhi) is a movement that asserts that african americans, and sometimes other minority groups, are the true descendants of the ancient israelites. Worldwide, there are jews of every color. In the u. s. , there are black adherents, formally affiliated or not, in all the โmainstreamโ jewish denominations:
In the late 19th century, two former slaves turned preachers โ bishop william saunders crowdy of oklahoma and bishop william christian of arkansas โ received the same message from. Black hebrew israelites, african american religious community in israel, the members of which consider themselves to be the descendents of a lost tribe of israel. The black hebrew israelite movement claims that african americans are descendants of the ancient israelites and has slowly become a significant force in african american religion.