{"product_id":"long-march-ahead-african-american-churches-and-public-policy-in-post-civil-rights-america-hardcover","title":"Long March Ahead: African American Churches and Public Policy in Post-Civil Rights America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. Drew Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalyzing the extensive data gathered by the Public Influences of African American Churches project, which surveyed nearly two thousand churches across the country, \u003ci\u003eLong March Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the public policy activism of black churches since the civil rights movement. Social scientists and clergy consider the churches' work on a range of policy matters over the past four decades: affirmative action, welfare reform, health care, women's rights, education, and anti-apartheid activism. Some essays consider advocacy trends broadly. Others focus on specific cases, such as the role of African American churches in defeating the \"One Florida\" plan to end affirmative action in college admissions and state contracting or the partnership forged between police and inner-city black ministers to reduce crime in Boston during the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLong March Ahead \u003c\/i\u003eemphasizes the need for African American churches to complement the excellent work they do in implementing policies set by others by getting more involved in shaping public policy. The contributors explore the efficacy of different means of public policy advocacy and social service delivery, including faith-based initiatives. At the same time, they draw attention to trends that have constrained political involvement by African American churches: the increased professionalization of policy advocacy and lobbying, the underdevelopment of church organizational structures devoted to policy work, and tensions between religious imperatives and political activism. \u003ci\u003eLong March Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e takes an important look at the political role of African American churches after the great policy achievements of the civil rights era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eCathy J. Cohen\u003cbr\u003eMegan McLaughlin\u003cbr\u003eColumba Aham Nnorum\u003cbr\u003eMichael Leo Owens\u003cbr\u003eDesiree Pedescleaux\u003cbr\u003eBarbara D. Savage\u003cbr\u003eR. Drew Smith\u003cbr\u003eEmilie Townes\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Winship\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eR. Drew Smith's Long March Ahead\" is an excellent collection of essays which points to the strengths and weaknesses of black churches in the public policy arena. While they remain key mobilizing institutions in black communities, the churches have not developed a coherent voice on significant public policy issues such as welfare reform in the post-civil rights era. Everyone concerned about the future of black churches in the twenty-first century needs to ponder the implications of these important case studies.\"--Lawrence H. Mamiya, coauthor of \"The Black Church in the African American Experience\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eR. Drew Smith is the Director and Principal Investigator for the Public Influences of African-American Churches Project. He is a scholar-in-residence at the Leadership Center at Morehouse College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45862920618181,"sku":"9780822333586","price":80.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/bAKTHPQf149780822333586.webp?v=1771575598","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/long-march-ahead-african-american-churches-and-public-policy-in-post-civil-rights-america-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}