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Long March Ahead : African American Churches and Public Policy in Post-Civil Rights America /

Ten essayists discuss the black church's public activism on national policy issues in the post Civil Rights period, focusing on issues such as health care, affirmative action, welfare reform, and public education.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Smith, R. Drew, 1956- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Duke University Press, 2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Assessing the public policy practices of African American churches / R. Drew Smith
  • African American churches, affirmative action, and the campaign against the one Florida plan / Barbara Dianne Savage
  • The role of African American churches in crafting the 1996 welfare reform policy / Megan E. McLaughlin
  • Contestant, advocate, implementer : social services and the policy roles of African American churches / Michael Leo Owens
  • Service provider or policymaker? : Black churches and the health of African Americans / Cathy J. Cohen
  • African American churches and reproductive health rights / Emilie M. Townes
  • African American clergy and urban school reform / Desiree Pedescleaux
  • End of a miracle? : crime, faith, and partnership in Boston in the 1990s / Christopher Winship
  • African American churches and the evolution of antiapartheid activism / Columba Aham Nnorum.