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Saints in the struggle : Church of God in Christ activists in the Memphis Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968
- Title
- Saints in the struggle : Church of God in Christ activists in the Memphis Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 / Jonathan Chism.
- Author
- Chism, Jonathan
- Publication
- Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2019]
- ©2019
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Details
- Description
- xii, 219 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "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.
- Series Statement
- Religion and race.
- Uniform Title
- Religion and race (Series)
- Subjects
- Civil rights movements
- African American Pentecostals
- Civil rights movements > Tennessee > Memphis > History > 20th century
- Black author
- Church of God in Christ
- History
- Tennessee > Memphis
- Civil rights > Religious aspects > Church of God in Christ
- African American Pentecostals > Tennessee > Memphis > History > 20th century
- Church of God in Christ History > 20th century
- 1900-1999
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.
- Contents
- "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.
- Call Number
- Sc E 19-1128
- ISBN
- 1498553087
- 9781498553087
- 9781498553094 (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- 1057306775
- Author
- Chism, Jonathan, author.
- Title
- Saints in the struggle : Church of God in Christ activists in the Memphis Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 / Jonathan Chism.
- Publisher
- Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Religion and race.Religion and race (Series)
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 19-1128