Children of the Enslaved
The article discusses aspects of the children of the enslaved, those who are engaged in the work of freedom, human dignity and justice, in the U.S. in the 20th century. Topics include the irony of President Barack Obama's inauguration, which occurs on the same day of civil rights leader Martin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2016
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Cross currents
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Pages: 173-184 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Slave
/ Descendant
/ Civil rights movement
/ Black lives matter movement
B Obama, Barack 1961- / USA / President / Installation in office / King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 / Commemoration day / Slave / Christianization |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KBQ North America ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Justice
B Slavery B Dignity B United States B CHILD slaves B History B King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 B Conversion to Christianity |
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| Summary: | The article discusses aspects of the children of the enslaved, those who are engaged in the work of freedom, human dignity and justice, in the U.S. in the 20th century. Topics include the irony of President Barack Obama's inauguration, which occurs on the same day of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s commemoration, conversion to Christianity as one of the primary justifications for slavery, and the disbanding of the Bluestone Church in Lunenburg County, Virginia. |
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| ISSN: | 1939-3881 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cross currents
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/cros.12184 |