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Saints in the struggle : Church of God in Christ activists in the Memphis Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 / Jonathan Chism.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chism, Jonathan, author.
- Series:
- Religion and race (Series)
- Religion and race.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church of God in Christ--History--20th century.
- Church of God in Christ.
- Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis--History--20th century.
- Civil rights movements.
- Civil rights--Religious aspects--Church of God in Christ.
- Civil rights.
- African American Pentecostals--Tennessee--Memphis--History--20th century.
- African American Pentecostals.
- History.
- Civil rights--Religious aspects.
- Tennessee--Memphis.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 219 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Mason Temple, the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) headquarters, looms large in civil rights history because Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his last sermon there during the Sanitation Workers' Strike on April 3, 1968. This book uncovers activist saints' overlooked contributions to the strike and the broader Memphis Movement. It traces their membership and leadership roles in civil rights organizations such as the Memphis NAACP and the Community on the Move for Equality, which indefatigably committed to advancing the struggle through mobilizing denominationally diverse black churches" --Cover.
- Contents:
- "Our inheritance as American citizens" : a foundation for saints' political activism
- "Ministers behind the drive for votes" : Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr. and electoral activism in Memphis, 1950s and 1960s
- "To be Martin Luther Kings" : Elder G. E. Patterson and the Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968
- "The rough draft of history" : implications of activist saints' limited coverage in Memphis newspapers in 1968
- Epilogue : continued peaceful Christian persuasion : the civil rights legacy of Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr.
- Appendix : semi-structured interview questions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1498553087
- 9781498553087
- OCLC:
- 1057306775
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