Publisher's Synopsis
Despite the bitter feelings that many Blacks today harbor toward the African American Church, it has been the greatest force for good in the spiritual, social, political, and economic development of the Black community. From the pre-Revolutionary War era to the present, the African American Church established mutual aid societies, voluntary associations, colleges, and universities, that essentially functioned as a Black nation-state in response to the White-nationalist agenda engrafted on America. It has produced leaders that were instrumental in concluding the Civil War, abolishing slavery, and ensuring passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, the 1865 Civil Rights Act, the Brown v Board of Education decision of 1954, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In short, the Black Church has been at the forefront of nearly every Civil Rights movement in American history. "Between Christ and the Black Man" is a collection of essays encouraging readers to look at the work Christ has accomplished through the Black Church in the past, and find solutions for our present problems. It calls for those who have been "church hurt" to forgive the Church for its failings, be examples of Christ, and continue His work in the Black community.
