african american churches

"A powerful new history of the Black church in America as the Black community's abiding rock and its fortress"--.

Gabrielle Mercedes, having lost the dream of becoming a dancer, searches for meaning in her life by joining a church, where she takes part in the dance ministry and meets handsome Zachary Wayne Morgan, but a secret from her past threatens to ruin her newfound faith and love.

An illustrated poem that personifies African-American churches, and chronicles its history from the days of slavery through the twentieth century.

An illustrated overview of the African-American church, covering its development before and after the Civil War, the effects of the Great Migration and the civil rights movement, the role of music, the church's leaders, and its influence in the late twentieth century. Also includes a chronology and a selected bibliography.

Tells the story of St. John Baptist Church in South Carolina, the focus of repeated vandalism, and shows how two women, one African-American and the other white, worked to form a multiracial coalition to rebuild St. John and lead the fight against hate crime.

An illustrated poem that personifies the Black Church and chronicles its history from the days of slavery through the twentieth century. Includes concluding explanatory notes.