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Article: Rock of Ages: A Tribute to the Black Church
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- Black Issues Book Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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CopyrightCopyright Cox, Matthews & Associates, Inc. Jan/Feb 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Rock of Ages: A Tribute to the Black Church
In this book, author Tonya Bolden rediscovers the legacy of the black church, and illustrates its importance as part of black history. With names like Mother Zion Baptist, St. Mary's Lutheran and Bethel Full-Gospel, Rock of Ages explains how these institutions have served as the bedrock for African-American resistance movements and political activities.
As much a part of the abolitionists movement as Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth, the black church has always had a laudable reputation for raising money for schools and spearheading ...
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