Description
The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Church played an important role in the Civil Rights movement-it was the backbone of the Montgomery bus boycott, which served as a model for other grassroots demonstrations and which also propelled Martin Luther King, Jr. into the national spotlight.
Roberson chronicles five generations in the life of this congregation. He uses it as a lens through which to explore how the church functioned as a formative social, cultural, and political institution within a racially fractured and continually shifting cultural and civil landscape. Roberson highlights some of the prominent figures associated with the church, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as some of the less prominent figures--for example the many women whose organizational efforts sustained the church.
Table of Contents
1 Called to Freedom, 1865-19052 Workers that Needeth not be Ashamed, 1905-19163 Waiting for a New Day, 1916-19484 A Prophet Hath Been among Them, 1948-19545 The Substance of Things Hoped For, 1954-19606 Still a Plentiful Harvest, 1960-1977Conclusion: Fighting the Good Fight
