The gospel of the working class : labor's Southern prophets in New Deal America /

Gellman, Erik S.

The gospel of the working class : labor's Southern prophets in New Deal America / Erik S. Gellman, Jarod Roll. - Urbana, Chicago and Springfield : University of Illinois Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource. - Working class in American history .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : brothers in the fight for freedom -- Southern strivings -- Seeking the kingdom of God : November 5, 1936, Claude Williams preaches at Owen Whitfield's church, Crosno, Missouri -- Prophets in the storm : April 27, 1940, Owen Whitfield addresses the Third National Negro Congress, Washington, D.C -- Religion applied -- Conclusion : clods of southern earth.

How two southern ministers preached and practiced a vision of a more democratic America.



9780252093333 9781283168847

2019717397


Williams, Claude Clossey, 1895-1979.
Whitfield, Owen H., 1892-


Labor--Religious aspects--Christianity--History--Southern States--20th century.


Electronic Books.

HD6338 / .G677 2011