Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950.

The history of the Negro church / by Carter G. Woodson. - 2d ed. - Washington, D.C. : The Associated Publishers, [1945] - xi, 322 p. : ill., ports. ;

Includes index.

Early missionaries and the Negro -- The dawn of the new day -- Pioneer Negro preachers -- The independent church movement -- Early development -- The schism and the subsequent situation -- Religious instruction revived -- Preachers of versatile genius -- The Civil War and the church -- Religious education as a preparation -- The call of politics -- The conservative and progressive -- The Negro church socialized -- The recent growth of the Negro church -- The Negro of to-day -- New temples for strange prophets.


African Americans--Religion.

BR563.N4 / W6 1945