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Object Type |
Book |
Title |
We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel |
Author |
Frazier, Herb, 1950- |
Summary |
Recounts the events of June 17, 2015, when Dylan Roof opened fire on a prayer meeting at the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church killing nine members of the congregation, and also offers a history lesson that reveals a deeper look at the suffering, triumph, and even the ongoing rage of the people who formed Mother Emanuel A.M.E. church and the wider denominational movement. Contents: Wrong church, wrong people, wrong day -- Forgiveness -- The flag comes down -- The sin of slavery -- Revolutionary ideas and the rise of African Methodism -- The slave conspiracy -- Resurrection -- Jim Crow -- Life in the borough -- Civil rights -- People in service to the church -- What is forgiveness? -- The unfinished story. |
Call No. |
HV6773.54 .C43 F73 2016 |
Publisher |
W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson |
Publication/Copyright Date |
2016 |
Additional Author(s) |
Powers, Bernard Edward Wentworth, Marjory, 1958 |
Subjects |
African American churches--South Carolina--Charleston African Americans--Crimes against--South Carolina--Charleston--21st century African Americans--Crimes against--South Carolina--Charleston African Methodist Episcopal Church--South Carolina--Charleston Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) Hate crimes--South Carolina--Charleston--History--21st century Hate crimes--South Carolina--Charleston Mass shootings--South Carolina--Charleston Racism--South Carolina--Charleston--History--21st century |
Notes |
By Herb Frazier, Bernard Edward Powers, and Marjory Wentworth. Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-231). |
ISBN |
9780718077310 |
Object ID # |
2020.004.2 |