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Faith and struggle in the lives of four African Americans : Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali / Randal Maurice Jelks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jelks, Randal Maurice, 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977--Religion.
- Waters, Ethel.
- Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981--Religion.
- Williams, Mary Lou.
- Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016--Religion.
- Ali, Muhammad.
- Cleaver, Eldridge, 1935-1998--Religion.
- Cleaver, Eldridge.
- Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016.
- Cleaver, Eldridge, 1935-1998.
- Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977.
- Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981.
- African Americans--Religious life.
- African Americans.
- Religion.
- Religious life.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 192 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
- Contents:
- Introduction. "We have been believers" : towards an inner history of African Americans
- I sing because i am free : Ethel Waters
- "Jazz is her religion" : Mary Lou Williams
- "I am free to be what i want to be" : Muhammad Ali
- A religious conversion, more or less : Eldridge Cleaver
- Conclusion: We have been believers in a new Jerusalem.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781350074620
- 1350074624
- 9781350074613
- 1350074616
- OCLC:
- 1030599535
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