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Robinson, Edward J., 1967-

The fight is on in Texas : a history of African American Churches of Christ in the Lone Star State, 1865-2000 / Edward J. Robinson. - Abilene, Tex. : Abilene Christian University Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) and index.

Prologue: the fight is on in Texas -- pt. 1. From Disciples of Christ to Churches of Christ. The mother church: the Antioch Church of Christ in Midway, Texas -- "Texas is a hard field": forgotten trailblazers in African American Churches of Christ -- "A natural born killer": K.C. Thomas and the rise of African American Churches of Christ in Dallas -- pt. 2. The legacy of Marshall Keeble in Texas. The Keeble invasion: Marshall Keeble's evangelistic endeavors in the Lone Star State -- "Nothing can overcome the word of God": Luke Miller and the rise of African American Churches of Christ in East Texas -- Out on the firing line: L.H. Alexander, F.A. Livingston, and the rise of African American Churches of Christ in west Texas -- pt. 3. The legacy of G.P. Bowser in Texas. Standing on apostolic ground: G.P. Bowser, the Christian echo, and the division between African American Churches of Christ and Disciples of Christ in Texas -- "A fighter from the heart": J.S. Winston and the quest for leadeship in African American Churches of Christ in Texas -- "Just want to be the white man's brother": R.N. Hogan and the race problem in Churches of Christ -- pt. 4. The education of black Disciples of Christ and black Churches of Christ in Texas. The Booker T. Washington of Texas: J.N. Ervin and the Jarvis Christian Institute experience -- "A young Moses arose": Jack Evans and the legacy of Southwestern Christian College -- "Hard-fighting soldiers": African American Churches of Christ in Texas in the twenty-first century.

ISBN: 9780891128625 089112862X

Source: 22573/ctv1k361ww JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
Keeble, Marshall, 1878-1968.
Keeble, Marshall, 1878-1968

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Churches of Christ--History.--Texas
Churches of Christ--Biography.
African Americans--Religion.
Églises du Christ--Histoire.--Texas
Églises du Christ--Biographies.
Noirs américains--Religion.
RELIGION--Christianity--Baptist.
RELIGION--Christianity--Denominations.
African Americans--Religion
Churches of Christ

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Texas

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: BX7075.Z5 / T473 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 286.6/76408996073