Title: The Burden of Black Religion
Description: In the long and tortured history of American ideas about race religion has played a prominent role. In this book, Curtis Evans traces ideas about African American religion from the antebellum period to the middle of the 20th century. Central to the story he argues, is the popular notion that blacks were somehow 'naturally' religious.
Subjects: Religion, African Americans, Black theology, Church history, African americans, religion, United states, church history