Saints in the struggle: Church of God in Christ activists in the Memphis Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968
"Our inheritance as American citizens" : a foundation for saints' political activism -- "Ministers behind the drive for votes" : Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. and electoral activism in Memphis, 1950s and 1960s -- "To be Martin Luther Kings" : Elder G. E. Patterson and...
| Summary: | "Our inheritance as American citizens" : a foundation for saints' political activism -- "Ministers behind the drive for votes" : Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. and electoral activism in Memphis, 1950s and 1960s -- "To be Martin Luther Kings" : Elder G. E. Patterson and the Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968 -- "The rough draft of history" : implications of activist saints' limited coverage in Memphis newspapers in 1968 -- Epilogue : continued peaceful Christian persuasion : the civil rights legacy of Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. -- Appendix : semi-structured interview questions. "Mason Temple, the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) headquarters, looms large in civil rights history because Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his last sermon there during the Sanitation Workers' Strike on April 3, 1968. This book uncovers activist saints' overlooked contributions to the strike and the broader Memphis Movement. It traces their membership and leadership roles in civil rights organizations such as the Memphis NAACP and the Community on the Move for Equality, which indefatigably committed to advancing the struggle through mobilizing denominationally diverse black churches" --Cover |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index |
| Physical Description: | xii, 219 Seiten, Illustrationen, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4985-5310-0 978-1-4985-5308-7 1-4985-5308-7 |
