Saved and Sanctified: The Rise of a Storefront Church in Great Migration Philadelphia
(Part of the The History of African American Religions Series)
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During the early twentieth century, millions of southern blacks moved north to escape the violent racism of the Jim Crow South and to find employment in urban centers. They transplanted not only themselves but also their culture; in the midst of this tumultuous demographic transition emerged a new social institution, the storefront sanctified church. Saved and Sanctified focuses on one such Philadelphia church that was started above a horse...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813049008
ISBN13:9780813049007
Release Date:April 2013
Publisher:University Press of Florida
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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