| Description |
xi, 314 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305) and index. |
| Contents |
"The start of a new movement across the South": the first kneel-ins, 1960 -- "Christ did not build any racial walls": church desegregation campaigns, 1961-65 -- "This spectacle of a church with guarded doors": the Memphis campaign of 1964 -- "Like a child that had been unfaithful": a church-related college and a college-related church -- "A time when the bare souls of men are revealed": Southern Presbyterians respond -- "You're going to have to go out there yourself": church people -- "Our presence at the church is itself an act of worship": White visitors -- "You will only know my motivation when you open the door": Black visitors -- "Mama, why don't they just let them in?": children -- "The greatest crisis in the 120-year history of our church": defiance, intervention, and schism -- "Not the church's advantages, but the city's disadvantages": wrestling with the past at Second Presbyterian Church -- "A season of prayer and corporate repentance": wrestling with the past at Independent Presbyterian Church. |
| Summary |
"On Palm Sunday 1964, at the Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, a group of black and white students began a 'kneel-in' to protest the church's policy of segregation--a protest that would continue in one form or another for more than a year and eventually force the church to open its doors to black worshippers. In The Last Segregated Hour Stephen Haynes tells the story of this dramatic yet little studied tactic adopted by protesters in the struggle for civil rights. 'Kneel-ins' were the strategy of choice for bringing attention to segregationist policies in Southern churches. These protests involved surprise visits to targeted churches, usually during Easter season, and often resulted in physical standoffs. The spectacle of kneeling worshippers barred from entering the church made for a powerful image, and invited both local and national media attention. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including extensive interviews with students who led the kneel-ins and church members who opposed them, Haynes tells an inspiring story that will appeal not only to scholars of religion and history, but also to pastors and church people concerned about the Church's witness in a racially divided society"--Publisher description. |
| Subject |
Segregation -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 20th century.
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Segregation -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Black people -- Segregation -- United States.
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Black people -- Segregation. |
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United States. |
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Memphis (Tenn.) -- Church history -- 20th century.
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Southern States -- Church history -- 20th century.
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Southern States. |
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Church history. |
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United States -- Church history -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9780195395051 hardback |
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0195395050 hardback |
| Standard No. |
40021480033 |
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