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Fighting the good fight : the story of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 1865-1977 / Houston Bryan Roberson.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberson, Houston Bryan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church (Montgomery, Ala.)--History.
- Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church (Montgomery, Ala.).
- History.
- Montgomery (Ala.)--Church history.
- Montgomery (Ala.).
- African Americans--Religion.
- African Americans.
- Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Race relations.
- Reconciliation--Religious aspects--Baptists.
- Reconciliation.
- United States--Race relations.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 248 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2005.
- Summary:
- Fighting the Good Fight examines the rich history of the Dexter Avenue Church in Montgomery, Alabama-a cornerstone in the struggle for racial equality in the United States since its founding by formerly enslaved blacks in 1877. Roberson recounts the role of the church during emancipation, Jim Crow, and the civil rights movement. Representing the only congregation ever led by Martin Luther King, Jr., the Dexter Avenue Church remains a symbol of the black community's mass protest against racial discrimination and the unified faith in the ideal of American progress.
- Contents:
- Called to freedom, 1865-1905
- Workers that needeth not be ashamed, 1905-1916
- Waiting for a new day, 1916-1948
- A prophet hath been among them, 1948-1954
- The substance of things hoped for, 1954-1960
- Still a plentiful harvest, 1960-1977.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-230) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415949203
- 0415949211
- OCLC:
- 56967135
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