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Throughout the history of the African American people there has been no stronger resource for overcoming adversity than the black church. From its role in leading a group of free Blacks to form a colony in Sierra Leone in the 1790s to helping ex-slaves after the Civil War, and from playing major roles in the Civil Rights Movement to offering community outreach programs in American cities today, black churches have been the focal point of social change in their communities. Based on extensive research over several years, Mighty Like a River is the first comprehensive account of how black churches have helped shape American society. An expert in African American culture, Andrew Billingsley sur...
Developmental Mathematics is the highly successful and popular complete Mathematics series for lower ability secondary Mathematics students. Developmental Mathematics Book 4 is now accompanied by an eText featuring a digital copy of the text for a more flexible study option.
Arguing that individual violence stems from the structure of our society and its institutions, African American educators and practitioners (including some who have experienced political violence) examine violence in prisons, schools and colleges, churches, homes, and within political and corporate structures. Subjects include poverty as a form of violence; violence against African American women in prisons; violence in predominantly white institutions of higher education; and violence in black male-female relationships. This work has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, vol. 4, nos. 2/3 and 4, 2001. See teaches social work at the University of Georgia. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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