The Rise of Black Ethnics: The Ethnic Turn in African American Religions, 1916–1945

During the world war years of the early twentieth century, new African American religious movements emerged that emphasized black heritage identities. Among these were Rabbi Wentworth Arthur Matthew's Congregation of Commandment Keepers (Jewish) and “Noble” Drew Ali's Moorish Science Templ...

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Main Author: Johnson, Sylvester A. 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2010
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2010, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-163
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