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Zusatztext A well-researched analysis of a church desegregation campaign in Memphis... As a thorough examination into local history, this work will nevertheless leave readers questioning its larger significance... Haynes's book provides a fitting entryway into a feature of the movement that is ripe for further analysis. Informationen zum Autor Stephen Haynes is Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College and the author of many books, including Bonhoeffer for Armchair Theologians and Noah's Curse (OUP 2002). Klappentext Throughout the South, the Civil Rights Movement inched along over a period of years, making segregated facilities and discriminatory practices the focus of attention and conflict. In The Last Segregated Hour, Stephen Haynes brings to life a dramatic, yet little studied, tactic adopted by protesters in the struggle. Zusammenfassung Throughout the South, the Civil Rights Movement inched along over a period of years, making segregated facilities and discriminatory practices the focus of attention and conflict. In The Last Segregated Hour, Stephen Haynes brings to life a dramatic, yet little studied, tactic adopted by protesters in the struggle. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Kneel-Ins and Church Desegregation Chapter 1: Southern Churches and Civil Rights Chapter 2: The Practice of Church Protest: Decatur, Albany, Birmingham, Jackson, Atlanta, Montgomery Chapter 3: On Their Knees: An Anatomy of Church Kneel-Ins Part II: The Kneel-In Movement in Memphis Chapter 4: Memphis before King: The Long Fight against Segregation Chapter 5: The Facade Fractures: A Church, a College, and a Cause Chapter 6: Black and White Together: Views from the Church Steps Chapter 7: Locking Arms or Looking Away: Views from the Sanctuary Chapter 8: The Story Goes National: Views from Afar Chapter 9: Shame, Defiance, Punishment, and Schism: The 1965 General Assembly and the Birth of Independent Presbyterian Church Part III: The Legacy of the ''Second Presbyterian Controversy'' Chapter 10: The Afterlife of Protest: ''Radical'' Students Look Back Chapter 11: The Children: Remembering Church Trauma Chapter 12: Confronting the PAst: The Quest for Reconciliation at Second Presbyterian Church Chapter 13: The Past That Will Not Stay Past: Independent Presbyterian Church Epilogue: The Romance of Howard and Hortense Index ...
