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African American preachers and politics : the Careys of Chicago
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"During most of the twentieth century, Archibald J. Carey, Sr. (1868-1931) and Archibald J. Carey, Jr. (1908-1981), father and son, exemplified a blend of ministry and politics [in Chicago] that ma...
"During most of the twentieth century, Archibald J. Carey, Sr. (1868-1931) and Archibald J. Carey, Jr. (1908-1981), father and son, exemplified a blend of ministry and politics [in Chicago] that many African American religious leaders pursued. Their sacred and secular concerns merged in efforts to improve the spiritual and material well-being of their congregations. But as political alliances became necessary, both wrestled with moral consequences and varied outcomes."--from Amazon.
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- Creator
- Dennis C. Dickerson
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2010]
- ©2010
- Physical Details
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- xi, 236 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781604734287, 1621030873, 9781604734270, 1604734280, 128265439X, 1604734272, 9786612654398
- OCLC
- ocn781318894, ocn659591239, ocn466361493
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Genesis in Georgia : the Careys in ministry and politics -- Pulpit and politics in Chicago : the ministry of Archibald J. Carey, Sr. -- Immersed in church and state : Archibald J. Carey, Sr. and religion in the public square -- Leadership and lineage : the rise of Archibald J. Carey, Jr. -- Doing public theology : Archibald J. Carey, Jr. and the ministry of politics -- Plant my feet on higher ground : Archibald J. Carey, Jr. and the national GOP -- Background benefactor : Archibald J. Carey, Jr. and the civil rights movement
Subjects
- Carey, Archibald J. (Archibald James), 1868-1931.
- Carey, Archibald J. (Archibald James), 1908-1981.
- African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
- African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Politics and government.
- African American clergy -- Political activity -- Illinois -- Chicago.
- African American clergy -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- To 1950.
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 1951-
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations.
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography.