African American Religious Experiences A Case Study of Twentieth Century Trends and Practices. [electronic resource] :
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010.
- 1 online resource (169 p.)
African Americans encountered many challenges throughout history facing slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and other forms of racism. Many relied on religion as their source of strength and endurance. The African American religious experience is a story of survival that demonstrates how religion became the key ingredient that allowed a race to adapt and survive the harshest systems of injustice and prejudice in America. Religion became the greatest universal and dynamic tool of survival adopt...