When the Church Bells Rang Racist - Softcover

Collins, Donald E

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Synopsis

Collins, a minister in the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the Methodist Church during the 1950s and 1960s, tells the story of the Conference's reactions to the civil rights movement and reflects on white Methodists' struggles to come to terms with their consciences in the face of racial change and the standards of Christianity's universal gospel. Based on Collins' own experiences and those of 55 ministers he interviewed. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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