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by Hart M. Nelsen (Author), Anne Kusener Nelsen (Author)
What was the role of the black church in the rise of militancy that marked the sixties? Was it a calming influence that slowed that rise? Or did it contribute a sense of moral purpose and thus help inspire a wider participation in the civil rights movement? In Black Church in the Sixties the Nelsens attack the view that the church tended to inhibit civil rights militancy. The Nelsens reach their conclusions through the examination of thirty data sets derived from published surveys and from thei
Author Biography
Hart M. Nelsen is chairman of the Department of Sociology at Catholic University of America.
Anne Kusener Nelsen is a doctoral candidate in American history at Vanderbilt University.
Number of Pages: 184
Dimensions: 0.42 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: July 15, 2014
