While we run this race : confronting the power of racism in a southern church / Nibs Stroupe and Inez Fleming.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stroupe, Nibs.

Contributor:

Fleming, Inez.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race relations--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.

Race relations.

Oakhurst Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.).

African American Presbyterians.

Biography.

Church history.

Race relations--Religious aspects.

Decatur (Ga.)--Church history--20th century.

Decatur (Ga.).

Georgia--Church history--20th century.

Georgia.

Fleming, Inez.

African American Presbyterians--Georgia--Decatur--Biography.

Decatur (Ga.)--Race relations.

Georgia--Race relations.

Georgia--Decatur.

Physical Description:

xii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [1995]

Summary:

In this challenging, ultimately hopeful book, Nibs Stroupe, the white pastor of multi-cultural Oakhurst Presbyterian Church in Decatur, Georgia, grapples with this question: why, so long after the Civil Rights movement has become part of American history, does racism still pervade society? Race, writes Stroupe, represents a social and political chasm that continues to divide and entrap all Americans. He steadfastly maintains that acknowledging the power of the system of race throughout society - in our schools, courts, prisons, and housing - is the necessary first step to dismantling it. Stroupe convinces us that although racism is powerful, it is not inexorable. It can be overcome. Adding her voice is Inez Fleming, a black elder at Oakhurst, who tells the story of tears and laughter within the congregation as blacks and whites struggle together, creating an extraordinary church family.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174).

ISBN:

1570750009

OCLC:

31934431