Black Gods of the Metropolis Negro Religious Cults of the Urban North Arthur Huff Fauset. Foreword by Barbara Dianne Savage. Introduction by John Szwed "A foundational text in fields as diverse as religion and urban studies, Black studies and anthropology--a must read "--Lee D. Baker, author of From Savage to Negro "Fauset's falls into the select group that includes works of Ralph Ellison, LeRoi Jones, and Albert Murray, that is, the writings of those who have best recognized the distinctiveness and power of Afro-American culture, and given it its proper place in the world."--John F....
Black Gods of the Metropolis Negro Religious Cults of the Urban North Arthur Huff Fauset. Foreword by Barbara Dianne Savage. Introduction by John Szwe...
This book tells of the career of Isabella, a strange and powerful woman who was reared on a New York slave plantation, whose life was one of unspeakable hardships, whose brilliant mind was deprived of the barest rudiments of formal learning, but whose unusual intelligence and wit could confound the wise and mighty. She was a passionate fighter for the freedom of her race.
Originally published in 1938.
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This book tells of the career of Isabella, a strange and powerful woman who was reared on a New York slave plantation, whose life was one of unspeakab...
