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Talk:American History Lecture Twelve (view source)
Revision as of 17:50, December 6, 2008
, 17:50, December 6, 2008→Civil Rights Movement and Faith
I was a bit surprised by how little mention is made of the pivotal role Christian faith, churches, and organizations played in the early civil rights movement. Certainly, you mention Dr. King's faith, but the role of faith in the movement went far beyond one man, however influential and important he was. Is there any way this section could be revised to include an acknowledgment of the critical role churches and people of faith played in this movement? --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 11:54, 6 December 2008 (EST)
I was a bit surprised by how little mention is made of the pivotal role Christian faith, churches, and organizations played in the early civil rights movement. Certainly, you mention Dr. King's faith, but the role of faith in the movement went far beyond one man, however influential and important he was. Is there any way this section could be revised to include an acknowledgment of the critical role churches and people of faith played in this movement? --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 11:54, 6 December 2008 (EST)
:An illuminating [http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/11/noteworthy.htm quote] which I found very relevant and which might be of use:
::"[Chappell] argues persuasively that revivalism engendered the civil-rights movement's solidarity,
::leadership, world view, and rhetoric. Inspired by what he characterizes as this "illiberal" faith,
::southern black activists led what was at heart a religious movement with political dimensions.
::Although previous historians have noted this, Chappell, a liberal atheist, goes further,
::contending, again convincingly, that the ethos of the southern black movement—its pessimistic view
::of human nature, together with its ultimately redemptive faith—was not merely different from but
::in essential ways antithetical to northerners' tepid liberalism.