The black churches of Brooklyn from the early 19th century to the civil rights movement.
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Title
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The black churches of Brooklyn from the early 19th century to the civil rights movement.
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Identifier
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AAI9218281
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identifier
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9218281
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Creator
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Taylor, Clarence.
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Contributor
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Adviser: David Rosner
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Date
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1992
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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History, Black | Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies | Religion, History of
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Abstract
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"Black Churches of Brooklyn" looks at significant periods in the history of the black churches including the independent black church movement, the black migration period, and the civil rights movement of the 1960's and examines the impact these periods had on these institutions.;Chapter One explores the formation and development of the black major denominations in Brooklyn. Brooklyn's emerging middle class played a significant role in shaping the early black churches into cultural institutions that incorporated European architecture, classical music and literature. These cultural forms were used by Brooklyn's black churches to forge an African-American identity and challenge the racism of the larger society.;Chapter Two examines the formation and development of the Holiness-Pentecostal churches. The chapter focuses on the establishment of Holiness-Pentecostal churches in Brooklyn and their impact on the black population of Brooklyn.;Chapter Three takes a look at the growing entertainment industry in Bedford-Stuyvesant and other black communities in Brooklyn and at the block churches responses to this challenge. I contend that the formation of church clubs and auxiliaries and their involvement in dances, bazaars, and fashion shows was not an indication of a growing secularism among the black churches of Brooklyn, but a blending of the secular with the sacred. The churches were responding to a changing black community that invested heavily in modern leisure activities.;Several black ministers and their churches moved to the forefront struggling to improve the lives of the people of Bedford-Stuyvesant. Chapter four examines the various ways several ministers and churches confronted institutional racism, unresponsive government officials, and ghettoization of Bedford-Stuyvesant.;Inspired by Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement, some of Brooklyn's prominent black clergy and their churches became involved in the Downstate Medical Center Campaign in the summer of 1963. Chapter Five examines this civil rights campaign in Brooklyn and how a number of Brooklyn's black churches attempted to gain economic justice.;This study's major task is not only to provide a deeper understanding of Brooklyn's black churches but a better understanding of the people and community that these institutions served.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
