Abstract
In my current studies of Afro-Americans who became Christian missionaries in geographical regions beyond the borders of North America, I have discovered that the vast majority of them served on the African continent. The discovery has posed the question of how to account for the fact that Afro-American Christians, through their various denominational agencies of mission, have focused almost entirely upon the African continent as the field of their overseas missionary operation. In searching for the answer to this question, I have found that two powerful convictions have motivated black American Christians to
participate in the Christian mission. The two compelling convictions have been held by black Christians who belonged to independent black denominations as well as religious bodies under white control.