Let the Church Say Amen
What do Denmark Vesey, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King, Jr. and William Barber have in common? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, to find out how these people worked within the church forming the foundation of the fight for social justice in America. Learn how the Black/African American church from its earliest founding to its modern incarnation continues to see, say, and confront systemic racism. Like what you hear? Please give us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1528399551 Your 5-star rating will help us promote more content like this.
Citations
“Black religious leaders are up front and central in US protests – as they have been for the last 200 years,” The Conversation, June 17, 2020 https://theconversation.com/black-religious-leaders-are-up-front-and-central-in-us-protests-as-they-have-been-for-the-last-200-years-140136
Religious Liberals Sat Out of Politics for 40 Years. Now They Want in the Game,” Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times, June 10, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/us/politics/politics-religion-liberal-william-barber.html
“Young Black Christians see churches' social justice programs as failures, seek greater activism,” Danae King, The Columbus Dispatch, March 1, 2021
“The Black Church,” American Experience, PBS, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/godinamerica-black-church/
“This Far by Faith,” Denmark Vesey, PBS, https://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/people/denmark_vesey.html
“Thugs and Terrorists Have Attacked Black Churches for Generations,” Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, June 18, 2015, https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/thugs-and-terrorists-have-plagued-black-churches-for-generations/396212/
“Where Today’s Black Church Leaders Stand on Activism,” John Eligon, The New York Times, April 3, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/us/mlk-church-civil-rights.html
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