Fighting the Good Fight: The Story of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 1865-1977

by Houston Bryan Roberson

Book Overview

The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Church played an important role in the Civil Rights movement-it was the backbone of the Montgomery bus boycott, which served as a model for other grassroots demonstrations and which also propelled Martin Luther King, Jr. into the national spotlight.

Roberson chronicles five generations in the life of this congregation. He uses it as a lens through which to explore how the church functioned as a formative social,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415949211
• ISBN13: 9780415949217
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"