The black Messiah
By: [by] Albert B. Cleage, Jr.
Publisher: Sheed and Ward
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- African American interpretations.; African Americans -- Race identity.; Black power -- United States.
Description: Black Power Christianity is for now and it is for real. As The Black Messiah makes plain, it believes in prayer and religious ritual, but it also believes in political action and economic pressure, in black control of black communities. The Black Messiah, in short, represents not a rhetorical device but a theological statement. He is founder of the Black Nation, and He gives strength and revolutionary ardor to his followers.