Mother Emanuel two centuries of race, resistance, and forgiveness in one Charleston church
"A sweeping history of one of the nation's most important African American churches and a profound story of grace and perseverance amidst the fight for racial justice-from Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Kevin Sack"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Crown,
[2025]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The open door
- The tragedy
- Charleston's African diaspora, free and enslaved
- Church and state
- Richard Allen and the insurgency of African Methodism
- The African church
- Hot bed: the insurrection plot
- Crackdown: the Vesey aftermath
- Revival: African Methodism returns South
- Resurrection: a new church rises
- Mother church, and the daddy of reconstruction
- The long and stormy night
- B. J. Glover and the gospel of resistance
- The movement church
- Clementa Pinckney and the paradox of black power
- Judgment day
- The healing
- Epilogue: on forgiveness and grace.
