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African-Americans and the Quest for Civil Rights, 1900-1990
Surveys the history of civil rights in twentieth-century America. This book charts the principal course of civil rights against the dramatic backdrop of two world wars, the Great Depression, the affluent society of the postwar world, the cultural and social agitation of the 1960s, and the emergence of the new conservatism of the 1970s and 1980s.
ISBN-13: 9780814714409 (Hardback)
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Sean Dennis Cashman
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AUD $193.00
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Local release date: 01/10/1991
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Categories: Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]Human rights [JPVH]Demonstrations & protest movements [JPWF]USA [1KBB]20th century [3JJ]

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African-American Humanism
Most people are quick to note the profound influence that religion has played in African-American history. But few are aware of the role humanism played in shaping the black experience. This work demonstrates the strong influence that humanism and free-thought had in developing the history and ideals of black intellectualism.
ISBN-13: 9780879756581 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Norm R. Allen Jr.
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AUD $60.99
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Local release date: 01/08/1991
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Categories: Social & cultural history [HBTB]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]

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Protest and Praise
Sacred Music of Black Religion
Here is a skillful tracing of two tracks in the evolution of musical genres that have evolved from black religion. Songs of protest developed from the spiritual through social-gospel hymnody to culminate in songs of the civil-rights movement and the blues. Born in rebellion, they envision the Kingdom of God. Songs of praise, by contrast, ......
ISBN-13: 9780800624040 (Paperback)
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
Jon Michael Spencer
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AUD $47.99
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Local release date: 02/04/1990
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Categories: Individual composers & musicians, specific bands [AVH]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]

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Liberating Visions
Human Fulfillment and Social Justice in African-American Thought
The four men spotlighted in this book, together with other black religious and political leaders and communities, have developed distinctive and significant traditions of moral thinking and social criticism. Although the principal concern of these thinkers was social justice entailing significant institutional transformations in American society, ......
ISBN-13: 9780800623920 (Paperback)
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
Robert M. Franklin
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AUD $49.99
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Local release date: 02/03/1989
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Categories: Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]

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The Crisis in Afro-American Leadership
What can black leaders offer African Americans who lack worthy values and are often willfully illiterate? This book places an emphasis on empowerment rather than despair.
ISBN-13: 9780879754501 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Ethelbert Haskins
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AUD $62.99
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Local release date: 01/04/1988
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Categories: Social & cultural history [HBTB]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]Population & demography [JHBD]Political structure & processes [JPH]USA [1KBB]

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The Social Teaching of the Black Churches
In African American culture, the church is instrumental in establishing and maintaining social order. Professor Paris shows that a study of black church teachings reveals black social ethics. These ethics aren't "abstract moral principles, but sociopolitical quests for liberation and freedom."
ISBN-13: 9780800618056 (Paperback)
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
Peter J. Paris
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AUD $51.99
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Local release date: 02/03/1985
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Categories: Christian theology [HRCM]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]

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Harlem Heyday
Recounts anecdotes about the singers, dancers, musicians and comedians who performed at the Apollo Theatre and the Lafayette. This book follows the evolution of their art and describes how early pioneers paved the way for later black superstars. It includes vintage theatre programs and newspaper advertisements.
ISBN-13: 9780879752477 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Jack Schiffman
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AUD $65.99
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Local release date: 01/05/1984
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Categories: Theatre studies [AN]Social & cultural history [HBTB]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]Population & demography [JHBD]USA [1KBB]