Southern white ministers and the civil rights movement
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Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2018.
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LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Church and social problems.
Church work with African Americans.
Civil rights -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- Religious aspects -- History.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Clergy -- Attitudes.
Clergy -- Political activity -- United States -- 20th century.
Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
United States -- History -- 20th century.
Church and social problems.
Church work with African Americans.
Civil rights -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- Religious aspects -- History.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Clergy -- Attitudes.
Clergy -- Political activity -- United States -- 20th century.
Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Published
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 326 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In 1963, the Sunday after four Black girls were killed by a bomb in a Birmingham church, George William Floyd, a Church of Christ minister, preached a sermon based on the Golden Rule. He pronounced that Jesus Christ was asking Christians to view the bombing from the perspective of their Black neighbors and asserted, "We don't realize it yet, but because Martin Luther King Jr. is preaching nonviolence, which is Jesus's way, someday Martin Luther King Jr. will be seen as the best friend the white man in the South has ever had." During the sermon, members of the congregation yelled, "You devil, you!" and, immediately, Floyd was dismissed. Although not every anti-segregation white minister was as outspoken as Pastor Floyd, many signed petitions, organized interracial groups, or preached gently from a gospel of love and justice. Those who spoke and acted outright on behalf of the civil rights movement were harassed, beaten, and even jailed. Based on interviews and personal memoirs, Southern White Ministers and the Civil Rights Movement traces the efforts of these clergymen who--deeply moved by the struggle of African Americans--looked for ways to reconcile the history of discrimination and slavery with Christian principles and to help their Black neighbors. While many understand the role political leaders on national stages played in challenging the status quo of the South, this book reveals the significant contribution of these ministers in breaking down segregation through preaching a message of love.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lechtreck, E. A. (2018). Southern white ministers and the civil rights movement . University Press of Mississippi.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lechtreck, Elaine Allen. 2018. Southern White Ministers and the Civil Rights Movement. University Press of Mississippi.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lechtreck, Elaine Allen. Southern White Ministers and the Civil Rights Movement University Press of Mississippi, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lechtreck, Elaine Allen. Southern White Ministers and the Civil Rights Movement University Press of Mississippi, 2018.
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