Title Daily demonstrators : the civil rights movement in Mennonite homes and sanctuaries / Tobin Miller Shearer

Published Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 360 pages) : illustrations Series Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies Contents A separated history -- Prayer covered protest -- Fresh air disruption -- Vincent Harding's dual demonstration -- The wedding march -- Congregational campaign -- The Manifesto movement -- A new cvil rights story Summary The Mennonites, with their long tradition of peaceful protest and commitment to equality, were castigated by the Reverend Martin Luther King for not showing up on the streets to support the civil rights movement. This book shows how the civil rights movement played out in Mennonite homes and churches from the 1940s through the 1960s Notes OldControl:muse9780801899430 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-343) and index Notes English Print version record Subject General Conference Mennonite Church -- History -- 20th century Mennonite Church -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT General Conference Mennonite Church fast Mennonite Church fast Subject Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century Race relations -- Religious aspects -- General Conference Mennonite Church -- History -- 20th century Civil rights -- Religious aspects -- General Conference Mennonite Church -- History -- 20th century Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Mennonite Church -- History -- 20th century Civil rights -- Religious aspects -- Mennonite Church -- History -- 20th century Civil rights movements United States Genre/Form dictionaries. History Dictionaries. Dictionnaires. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780801899430 0801899435

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