ABSTRACT
Professor Clarence Taylor sheds some much-needed light on the rich intellectual and political tradition that lies in the black religious community. From the Pentecostalism of Bishop Smallwood Williams and the flamboyant leadership of the Reverend Al Sharpton, to the radical Presbyterianism of Milton Arthur Galamison and the controversial and mass-mobilization by Minister Louis Farrakhan, black religious leaders have figured prominently in the struggle for social equality in America.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|26 pages
Sticking to the Ship
Manhood, Fraternity, and the Religious Worldview of A. Philip Randolph
chapter 2|11 pages
Expanding the Boundaries of Politics
The Various Voices of the Black Religious Community of Brooklyn, New York, before and during the Cold War
chapter 3|31 pages
The Pentecostal Preacher as Public Intellectual and Activist
The Extraordinary Leadership of Bishop Smallwood Williams
chapter 7|31 pages
The Evolving Spiritual and Political Leadership of Louis Farrakhan
From Allah's Masculine Warrior to Ecumenical Sage