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The Black Churches of Brooklyn
Clarence Taylor
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Description for The Black Churches of Brooklyn
Hardback. The black church has always played a vital role in urban US settings. This study examines the impact of the church on blacks and the church's efforts to meet the arduous demands and sacrifices of urban life. It explores the ministers' role of leadership in African-American communities. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 297 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC9; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
Series
The Columbia History of Urban Life
Number of Pages
297
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231099806
SKU
V9780231099806
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Reviews for The Black Churches of Brooklyn
This detailed history surveys a vital force within the Bedford-Stuyvesant community, showing how 19th-century black churches emulated the white mainstream. Pentecostalism became a major force in the early 20th century, and civil rights issues came to the fore. Library Journal