Title: Conversations with God : two centuries of prayers by African Americans /
Authors: Washington, James Melvin
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers,
Year: 1994
Subjects: African Americans Religion; Prayers
Abstract: Presents a collection of more than 190 prayers, spanning 235 years, by African Americans.
Contents: Slavery and the eclipse of the African Gods, 1760-1860 -- The crucible of the Anglo-African conscience, 1861-1893 -- The vale of tears, 1894-1919 -- The new Negro, 1920-1955 -- The Civil Rights ethos, 1956-1980 -- Postmodern African-American worlds, 1981-1994.