Rhetoric, Religion, and the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965: Volume 1

by Davis W. Houck

The Civil Rights Movement succeeded in large measure because of rhetorical appeals grounded in the Judeo-Christian religion. While movement leaders often used America's founding documents and ideals to depict Jim Crow's contradictory ways, the language and lessons of both the Old and New Testaments were often brought to bear on many civil rights events and issues--from local desegregation to national policy matters. This volume chronicles how national...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932792546
• ISBN13: 9781932792546
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 1018 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"