Light in the darkness : African Americans and the YMCA, 1852-1946 /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mjagkij, Nina, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©1994.
Temas:
YMCA of the USA.
YMCA of the USA
African Americans > Segregation.
Race relations > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Noirs américains > Ségrégation.
Relations raciales > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
African Americans > Segregation
Race relations > Religious aspects > Christianity
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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 (220 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813158167
0813158168

Ejemplares similares