in a very true and important sense, it has Anglo Saxonized mankind (Strong, 1893, p. 80).
This same attitude prevailed among Anglo Saxon Protes tants with respect to societal development within the United States, because they were "sure of their means and ends, of their chosenness and call under God" (Marty, 1986, p. 24). Racism in early day America was not subtle.
Race, although it provided a convenient basis for discrim ination by the Anglo Saxon majority in the early years of Amer ican development, also served a positive role for black people(Marty, 1986). Racially based neighborhoods and social insti tutions, such as religious congregations, provided protective "cocoons" for black people in the United States (Marty, 1986, p. 94). Race "marked the identity and social location of non whites" in the United States (Marty, 1986, p. 150). As an example, the Anglo Saxon majority in the United States largely through the mid twentieth century, tended to "perceive blacks as blacks, not as Baptists or Methodists" (Marty, 1986,
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