Light In The Darkness : African Americans and the YMCA, 1852-1946 /

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From the time of its emergence in the United States in 1852, the Young Men's Christian Association excluded blacks from membership in white branches but encouraged them to form their own associations and to join the Christian brotherhood on ""separate but equal"" terms. Nina...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mjagkij, Nina, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1994.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
YMCA of the USA.
Race relations > Religious aspects > Christianity.
African Americans > Segregation.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Relations raciales > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Noirs americains > Segregation.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From the time of its emergence in the United States in 1852, the Young Men's Christian Association excluded blacks from membership in white branches but encouraged them to form their own associations and to join the Christian brotherhood on ""separate but equal"" terms. Nina Mjagkij's book, the first comprehensive study of African Americans in the YMCA, is a compelling account of hope and success in the face of adversity. African American men, faced with emasculation through lynchings, disenfranchisement, race riots, and Jim Crow laws, hoped that separate YMCAs would provide the opportunity to.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (216 pages).
ISBN:9780813158167

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