African-American Religion

by Albert J. Raboteau

Book Overview

Throughout African-American history, religion has been indelibly intertwined with the fight against intolerance and racial prejudice. Martin Luther King, Jr.-America's best-known champion of civil liberties-was a Baptist minister. Father Divine, a fiery preacher who established a large
following in the 1920s and 1930s, convinced his disciples that he could cure not only disease and infirmity, but also poverty and racism.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195106806
• ISBN13: 9780195106800
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.8" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12