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African AmericanHoliness Pentecostal Movement:An Annotated Bibliography by Sherry Sherrod DuPree Finally there is a comprehensive bibliographical guide to the Afro-American Pentecostal churches in the United States, serving as both a reference text and as a general introduction to this major religious movement. The author traces the evolution of holiness churches from their founding in the South in the 1880s, through the Azusa Street Revival in 1906, to the present day. Entries examine organizations, movements, terminology, and many individuals, with a particular focus on the gospel groups, singers, and musicians who rose out of the movement. Books, periodical articles, dissertations, theses, oral interviews, pamphlets, newspaper articles, Work Projects Administration reports, FBI reports, and church documents are cited. An index is included. American Religion Image Library Booknews, Inc. , June 1, 1996 A bibliographic guide to the Afro-American Pentecostal churches in the US. A historical overview traces the evolution of holiness churches from their founding in theSouth in the 1880s to the present day. Entries on subjects including origins of Pentecostalism; various branches of the movement; media coverage; and women leaders cite, with some annotations, material including books;newspaper and periodical articles; theses; oral interviews; WPA reports; FBI reports; and churchdocuments, and describe the activities of particular congregations, with a focus on gospel musicians.Contains a glossary, a list of denominations, and addresses of sources. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. -ToP- |
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Dictionary Of African American, Holiness - Pentecostals 1880-1990by Sherry Sherrod DuPree . . . The book includes a collection of more than 1,000 biographical sketches and approximately 300 interviews with Blacks and other personalities that have contributed to the Pentecostal Movement as well as references to local families and regional history. Ohio Historical Society
DuPree's research took her on a geographical odyssey, covering 90,000 miles and 27 states. She learned that Pentecostal churches served as a network of information for Southern blacks migrating to the north in search of work during the Great Depression. The Detroit News
This important volume will open many avenues for further investigation into the history of Black Holiness Pentecostals in the United States. DuPree has made a major contribution to Afro-American Religious History. Randall K. Burkett, Ph.D.
Associate Director, W. E. B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research Harvard University -ToP- |
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Unclassified Reports on Churches and Church Leaders by Sherry Sherrod DuPree and Herbert C. DuPree *Espionage Law* *Racial Matters* *Pictures of Leaders* *Church Bombings* *Church Histories* *Types of FBI Documents* *List of Field Offices* *Subject and Geographical Index* *Accessibility of previously restricted records!* "This publication marks the beginning of an exciting and intellectually rewarding process leading to an understanding of the role of African American congregations and religious leaders in their attempt to make religious life meaningful. The need to examine the various means by which the government has attempted to forge an image of the religious life of African Americans is a timely exercise. EXPOSED!!! provides the reader with excerpts of the documentation found in FBI files for the years 1918 to 1971." Wardell J. Payne, Ph.D., Research Director,
Howard University School of Divinity, Research Center on Black Religious Bodies "This compilation of secret government documents provides
surprising new information on such little known but important American
and African-American religious figures as Sufi Abdul Hamid and Joseph
Samuel Croom. The book greatly facilitates the work of the historian
of black religion." Richard Newman,
Former Manager of Publications, The New York Public Library -ToP- | ||||
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