New day begun : African American churches and civic culture in post-civil rights America /

New day begun : African American churches and civic culture in post-civil rights America / edited by R. Drew Smith. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2003. - x, 310 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. - The public influences of African American churches ; 1 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

0822331314 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780822331315 (hardback)

2002152634


African American churches--History--20th century.
Christianity and politics--History--United States--20th century.

BR563.N4 / N46 2003

277.3/0089/96073