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To save my race from abuse : the life of Samuel Robert Cassius /

Samuel Robert Cassius was born to a slave mother and a white father in Virginia in 1853 and became a member of the Restorationist Movement (Disciples of Christ) while a coal miner in Indiana. This book aims to capture the essence of Cassius' complex and extraordinary life.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robinson, Edward J., 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2007.
Colección:Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "I am what I am" : the formative years
  • The three emancipators : encounters in the nation's Capital
  • The molding of a mind : personal influences and literary sources
  • "Do you believe the Bible?" : Samuel Robert Cassius's use of Scripture
  • "The whole thing is a pious fraud" : Samuel Robert Cassius and the missionary society controversy
  • "No race suicide on this ranch" : race, family, and finances
  • "The Booker T. Washington of Oklahoma" : Samuel Robert Cassius and the Tohee Industrial School
  • "Tried in the fire" : life in Black Oklahoma
  • Mind poisoning : the racial thought of Samuel Robert Cassius
  • The setting of a "sun" : the legacy of Samuel Robert Cassius.