LEADER 04454oam 22006374a 450 001 9910154313603321 005 20170509103031.0 010 $a0-8131-6901-1 010 $a0-8131-6890-2 010 $a0-8131-6891-0 035 $a(CKB)4340000000019166 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4755373 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001659639 035 $a(OCoLC)965197083 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse53299 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000019166 100 $a20161012d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFaith in Black Power$b[electronic resource] $eReligion, Race, and Resistance in Cairo, Illinois /$fKerry Pimblott 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cUniversity Press of Kentucky,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (335 pages) $cillustrations, tables 225 0 $aCivil rights and the struggle for black equality in the twentieth century 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2016. 311 $a0-8131-6882-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aOn Jordan's banks: the origins of community, faith, and struggle in Cairo -- Redemptive love, vigilante terror, and rebellion: cairo in the civil rights cauldron -- From the seminary to the streets: grassroots black theology and the forging of a united front -- Straight from the offering plate: church resources and the new black power coalition -- The recession of national spirit: the decline of the Cairo black power movement -- Conclusion. 330 $a"In 1969, nineteen-year-old Robert Hunt was found dead in the Cairo, Illinois, police station. The white authorities ruled the death a suicide, but many members of the African American community believed that Hunt had been murdered--a sentiment that sparked rebellions and protests across the city. Cairo suddenly emerged as an important battleground for black survival in America and became a focus for many civil rights groups, including the NAACP. The United Front, a black power organization founded and led by Reverend Charles Koen, also mobilized--thanks in large part to the support of local Christian congregations. In this vital reassessment of the impact of religion on the black power movement, Kerry Pimblott presents a nuanced discussion of the ways in which black churches supported and shaped the United Front. She deftly challenges conventional narratives of the de-Christianization of the movement, revealing that Cairoites embraced both old-time religion and revolutionary thought. Not only did the faithful fund the mass direct-action strategies of the United Front, but activists also engaged the literature on black theology, invited theologians to speak at their rallies, and sent potential leaders to train at seminaries. Pimblott also investigates the impact of female leaders on the organization and their influence on young activists, offering new perspectives on the hypermasculine image of black power. Based on extensive primary research, this groundbreaking book contributes to and complicates the history of the black freedom struggle in America. It not only adds a new element to the study of African American religion but also illuminates the relationship between black churches and black politics during this tumultuous era."--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aCivil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century. 606 $aRace relations$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aCivil rights$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aAfrican American churches$xHistory 606 $aBlack power 606 $aAfrican Americans$zIllinois$zCairo$xHistory 606 $aCivil rights movements$zIllinois$zCairo 607 $aCairo (Ill.)$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aCairo (Ill.)$xRace relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRace relations$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aCivil rights$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aAfrican American churches$xHistory. 615 0$aBlack power. 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xHistory. 615 0$aCivil rights movements 676 $a323.1196073/999 700 $aPimblott$b Kerry$01246670 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154313603321 996 $aFaith in Black Power$92890436 997 $aUNINA