Fighting the good fight : the story of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 1865-1977 / Houston Bryan Roberson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberson, Houston Bryan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church (Montgomery, Ala.)--History.

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church (Montgomery, Ala.).

African Americans--Religion.

African Americans.

Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Race relations.

Reconciliation--Religious aspects--Baptists.

Reconciliation.

Montgomery (Ala.)--Church history.

Montgomery (Ala.).

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Church played an important role in the Civil Rights movement-it was the backbone of the Montgomery bus boycott, which served as a model for other grassroots demonstrations and which also propelled Martin Luther King, Jr. into the national spotlight.<br><br>Roberson chronicles five generations in the life of this congregation. He uses it as a lens through which to explore how the church functioned as a formative social, cultural, and political institution within a racially fractured and continually shifting cultural and civil landscape. Roberson highlights some

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-136-72904-6

0-415-94921-1

1-315-02439-X

1-136-72897-X

9781315024394

OCLC:

870591033