Why did most African-American intellectual leaders owe more to the Great Awakening than to secular learning during the Enlightenment?

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During the time period of the Great Awakening, religious education was more available to African Americans than secular education. Many white colleges and universities refused to admit black students or had limited options for them, whereas religious institutions offered opportunities for education and leadership roles within the church. Therefore, African American intellectual leaders often had more exposure to and education in religious teachings than in secular Enlightenment ideas.

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