“We Are Doing Everything That Our Resources Will Allow”: The Black Church and Foundation Philanthropy, 1959-1979

Contemporary wealth inequality has prompted a renewed and increased interest in the role that external funding plays in civil society. While observers frequently consider how big philanthropy influences education, politics, and social services, few historical treatments of the postwar era have addre...

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Main Author: Byers, Philip D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2018]
In: Religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 9, Issue: 8, Pages: 1-27
Further subjects:B Seabury Consultation
B Black Christianity
B seminary education
B Civil Rights
B Philanthropy
B Lilly Endowment
B Virginia Union University
B Inc
B National Council of Churches
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