In memory of the four young girls killed in a racist terrorist attack at the 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL on September 15, 1963
Tag: History
A 15-Minute History of Race and the Church
Jemar Tisby gives a 15-minute overview of the American church's complicity with racism from slavery and segregation up to the present day.
King Urges Billy Graham Not to Invite Segregationist Governor to Evangelistic Crusade
King's letter to Graham shows that gestures of racial equality often co-exist with actions that support racial inequality.
That Time When a Preacher Pushed to Keep Slave Families Together and for the Continuation of Slavery…in the Same Sermon
Christians are certainly right to criticize Attorney General Jeff Sessions for citing Romans 13 as a reason to support the separation of children from their parents under a draconian immigration policy at the border. Studying history, however, makes one aware how of how inconsistent religious people can be when it comes to justice. Christians of … Continue reading That Time When a Preacher Pushed to Keep Slave Families Together and for the Continuation of Slavery…in the Same Sermon
The Remarkable Life of James McCune Smith: First African American to Earn a Medical Degree
The remarkable life of James McCune Smith, the first African American to receive a medical degree
