Free Indeed African-American Christians and the Sturggle for Equality |
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| Author:
| Grant, Callie Smith |
| Series title: | Heroes of the Faith Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58660-715-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $3.99 |
Book Description:
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This four-in-one collection includes the stories of black Christians who were leaders in the struggle for equality: Dr. James W.C. Pennington, an escaped slave who became a pastor, educator, and outspoken abolitionist; Harriet Tubman, a conductor on the Underground Railroad who led more than three hundred slaves to freedom; Mary McLeod Bethune, who became the first black woman in America to establish a four-year college; and Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give her bus seat to a white man...
More DescriptionThis four-in-one collection includes the stories of black Christians who were leaders in the struggle for equality: Dr. James W.C. Pennington, an escaped slave who became a pastor, educator, and outspoken abolitionist; Harriet Tubman, a conductor on the Underground Railroad who led more than three hundred slaves to freedom; Mary McLeod Bethune, who became the first black woman in America to establish a four-year college; and Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give her bus seat to a white man helped ignite the modern Civil Rights movement. Each knew that human dignity is a gift of God-and worth fighting for.