To Save My Race from Abuse: The Life of Samuel Robert Cassius

by Edward J. Robinson

Book Overview

The story of a fascinating and important figure in black American religious history

Samuel Robert Cassius was born to a slave mother and a white father in Virginia in 1853 and became a member of the Restorationist Movement (Disciples of Christ) while a coal miner in Indiana. For the rest of his long life (he died in 1931 at age 78), Cassius was an active evangelist, prolific publicist, dedicated leader of black...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817355979
• ISBN13: 9780817355975
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 224 Pages