Long March Ahead: African American Churches and Public Policy in Post-Civil Rights America

✍ Scribed by R. Drew Smith (editor); Barbara Dianne Savage (editor); Megan E. McLaughlin (editor); Michael Leo Owens (editor); Cathy J. Cohen (editor)

Publisher: Duke University Press
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Leaves: 250
Series: The public influences of African American churches; 2
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Ten essayists discuss the black church's public activism on natioonal policy issues in the post Civil Rights period, focusing on issues such as health care, affirmative action, welfare reform, and public education.

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