Fighting the Good Fight - The Story of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 1865-1977 (Hardcover)

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.
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 of the prominent figures associated with the church, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as some of the less prominent figures--for example the many women whose organizational efforts sustained the church.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	May 2005
Authors:	Houston Bryan Roberson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-94920-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > General Books > History > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > General Books > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches
LSN:	0-415-94920-3
Barcode:	9780415949200

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