{"product_id":"race-religion-and-the-pulpit","title":"Race, Religion, and the Pulpit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRace, Religion, and the Pulpit: Rev. Robert L. Bradby and the Making of Urban Detroit (Great Lakes Books)\u003cbr\u003eContributor(s): Robinson Moore, Julia Marie (Author)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 0814351433    EAN: 9780814351437\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003eUS SRP: $24.99 US  - Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePub Date: October 08, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack churches were essential community centers that made, reshaped, and galvanized urban areas during the Great Migration. In Detroit, there was one church and one minister in particular that demonstrated this power of the pulpit―Second Baptist Church of Detroit and its nineteenth pastor, the Reverend Robert L. Bradby. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRace, Religion, and the Pulpit: Rev. Robert L. Bradby and the Making of Urban Detroit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author Julia Marie Robinson explores how Bradby's church became the catalyst for economic empowerment, community building, and the formation of an African American working class in Detroit. Robinson highlights Rev. Bradby's efforts as an activist and \"race leader\" by examining the role the minister played in high-profile events, such as the organizing of Detroit's NAACP chapter, the Ossian Sweet trial of the mid-1920s, the Scottsboro Boys trials in the 1930s, and the controversial rise of the United Auto Workers in Detroit in the 1940s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis item is Returnable\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Information    \u003cbr\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003cbr\u003e- Religion | Christianity | Baptist\u003cbr\u003e- History | United States | State \u0026amp; Local - Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO,ND,NE,OH,SD,WI\u003cbr\u003e- Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography | Historical\u003cbr\u003e- History | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003cbr\u003e- Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography | Religious\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47997087514861,"sku":"9780814351437","price":29.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/Race_Religion_andthePulpit.jpg?v=1744995520","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/race-religion-and-the-pulpit","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}