Episcopalians and race
Subtitle: Civil War to civil rights
By: Gardiner H. Shattuck, Jr.
Series: Religion in the South
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Episcopal Church -- History -- 19th century.; Episcopal Church -- History -- 20th century.; Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Episcopal Church -- History -- 19th century.; Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Episcopal Church -- History -- 20th century.; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Other titles: Episcopalians & race
Description: "Episcopalians and Race examines the often ambivalent relationship between black communities and the predominantly white leadership of the Episcopal Church since the Civil War. Paying special attention to the 1950s and 60s, Gardiner Shattuck analyzes the impact of the civil rights movement on church life, especially in southern states.

He discusses the Church's lofty goals - exemplified by the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity - and ignoble practices and attitudes, such as the failure to recognize the role of black clergy and laity within the denomination."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-283) and index.