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The fight is on in Texas : a history of African American Churches of Christ in the Lone Star State, 1865-2000 / Edward J. Robinson.
LIBRA BX7075.Z5 T473 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robinson, Edward J., 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Churches of Christ--Texas--History.
- Churches of Christ.
- Keeble, Marshall, 1878-1968.
- Keeble, Marshall.
- Churches of Christ--Biography.
- African Americans--Religion.
- African Americans.
- History.
- Texas.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Abilene, Tex. : Abilene Christian University Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- Prologue: the fight is on in Texas
- pt. 1. From Disciples of Christ to Churches of Christ. The mother church: the Antioch Church of Christ in Midway, Texas
- "Texas is a hard field": forgotten trailblazers in African American Churches of Christ
- "A natural born killer": K.C. Thomas and the rise of African American Churches of Christ in Dallas
- pt. 2. The legacy of Marshall Keeble in Texas. The Keeble invasion: Marshall Keeble's evangelistic endeavors in the Lone Star State
- "Nothing can overcome the word of God": Luke Miller and the rise of African American Churches of Christ in East Texas
- Out on the firing line: L.H. Alexander, F.A. Livingston, and the rise of African American Churches of Christ in west Texas
- pt. 3. The legacy of G.P. Bowser in Texas. Standing on apostolic ground: G.P. Bowser, the Christian echo, and the division between African American Churches of Christ and Disciples of Christ in Texas
- "A fighter from the heart": J.S. Winston and the quest for leadeship in African American Churches of Christ in Texas
- "Just want to be the white man's brother": R.N. Hogan and the race problem in Churches of Christ
- pt. 4. The education of black Disciples of Christ and black Churches of Christ in Texas. The Booker T. Washington of Texas: J.N. Ervin and the Jarvis Christian Institute experience
- "A young Moses arose": Jack Evans and the legacy of Southwestern Christian College
- "Hard-fighting soldiers": African American Churches of Christ in Texas in the twenty-first century.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780891125327
- 0891125329
- 9780891125334
- 0891125337
- OCLC:
- 233536356
- Publisher Number:
- 99935499952
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