Freedom's prophet : Bishop Richard Allen, the AME Church, and the Black founding fathers / Richard S. Newman.
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TextPublication details: New York : New York University Press, c2008.Description: xiii, 359 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780814758267 (cl : alk. paper)
- 0814758266 (cl : alk. paper)
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Library Company of Philadelphia Stacks | Uz Allen A4084.O | Available | 256084 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-340) and index.
Introduction: A Black founder's many worlds -- "For Zion's sake ... I will not rest" -- Gospel labors -- The year of the fever, part 1 : a (deceptively) simple narrative of the Black people -- The year of the fever, part 2 : Allen's antislavery appeal -- "We participate in common" : Allen's role as a Black mediator -- A liberating theology : establishing the AME Church -- Stay or go? : Allen and African colonization -- Allen challenged : shadow politics and community conflict in the 1820s -- A Black founders' expanding visions -- Last rights -- Conclusion: Richard Allen and the soul of Black reform.
Gift of the publisher. LCP Fellow.