Episcopalians and Race: Civil War to Civil Rights

by Gardiner H. Shattuck Jr.

Book Overview

Meeting at an African American college in North Carolina in 1959, a group of black and white Episcopalians organized the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity and pledged to oppose all distinctions based on race, ethnicity, and social class. They adopted a motto derived from Psalm 133: ""Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is, for brethren to dwell together in unity "" Though the spiritual intentions of these individuals were positive,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0040E61GY
• ISBN13: 9780813190648
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher