02916nam 2200757Ia 450 991096038350332120200520144314.09786613168849978128316884712831688479780252093333025209333X(CKB)2550000000089147(OCoLC)785781223(CaPaEBR)ebrary10532376(SSID)ssj0000543812(PQKBManifestationID)11926013(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000543812(PQKBWorkID)10531193(PQKB)11275440(MiAaPQ)EBC3413904(StDuBDS)EDZ0000649214(OCoLC)867785788(MdBmJHUP)muse23677(Au-PeEL)EBL3413904(CaPaEBR)ebr10532376(CaONFJC)MIL316884(Perlego)2532681(EXLCZ)99255000000008914720110307d2011 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe gospel of the working class labor's Southern prophets in New Deal America /Erik S. Gellman, Jarod Roll1st ed.Urbana University of Illinois Pressc20111 online resource (247 p.)Working class in American historyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780252078408 0252078403 9780252036309 0252036301 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : brothers in the fight for freedom -- Southern strivings -- Seeking the kingdom of God : November 5, 1936, Claude Williams preaches at Owen Whitfield's church, Crosno, Missouri -- Prophets in the storm : April 27, 1940, Owen Whitfield addresses the Third National Negro Congress, Washington, D.C -- Religion applied -- Conclusion : clods of southern earth.The authors trace the influence of two southern activist preachers, one black and one white, who used their ministry to organize the working class in the 1930's and 1940's across lines of gender, race and geography.Working class in American history.LaborReligious aspectsSouthern StatesChristianityHistory20th centuryLaborMissouriHistoryLaborArkansasHistoryUnited StatesSocial conditions1933-1945LaborReligious aspectsChristianityHistoryLaborHistory.LaborHistory.331.6/3960730750922Gellman Erik S1804243Roll Jarod946619MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960383503321The gospel of the working class4352159UNINA