Building the beloved community : Philadelphia's interracial civil rights organizations and race relations, 1930-1970

"Inspired by Quakerism, Progressivism, the Social Gospel movement, and the theories of scholars such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Charles S. Johnson, Franz Boas, and Ruth Benedict, a determined group of Philadelphia activists sought to transform race relations. This book concentrates on these organizatio...

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Main Author: Arnold, Stanley Keith, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jackson, MS : University Press of Mississippi, [2014]
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245 1 0 |a Building the beloved community :  |b Philadelphia's interracial civil rights organizations and race relations, 1930-1970  |c Stanley Keith Arnold 
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300 |a xi, 178 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 24 cm 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-169) and index. 
505 0 |a By the waters of Babylon : the origins of the interracial movement -- So that all might learn : education and the interracial civil rights movement, 1931-1946 -- Education for democracy : the interracial civil rights movement and intercultural and desegregated education, 1947-1970 -- A house of many mansions : race, housing, and the interracial civil rights community, 1930-1946 -- The house we live in : race and housing in the postwar world, 1946-1970 -- Labor in the vineyard : the interracial civil rights movement and the struggle for equality in employment -- Epilogue: Every man 'neath his vine and fig tree shall live in peace and unafraid. 
520 2 |a "Inspired by Quakerism, Progressivism, the Social Gospel movement, and the theories of scholars such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Charles S. Johnson, Franz Boas, and Ruth Benedict, a determined group of Philadelphia activists sought to transform race relations. This book concentrates on these organizations: Fellowship House, the Philadelphia Housing Association, and the Fellowship Commission. While they initially focused on community-level relations, these activists became increasingly involved in building coalitions for the passage of civil rights legislation on the local, state, and national level. This historical account examines their efforts in three distinct, yet closely related areas: education, housing, and labor. Perhaps the most important aspect of this movement was its utilization of education as a weapon in the struggle against racism. Martin Luther King credited Fellowship House with introducing him to the passive resistance principle of satygraha through a Sunday afternoon forum. Philadelphia's activists influenced the Southern civil rights movement through ideas and tactics. Borrowing from Philadelphia, similar organizations would rise in cities from Kansas City to Knoxville. Their impact would have long lasting implications; the methods they pioneered would help shape contemporary multicultural education programs. Building the Beloved Community places this innovative northern civil rights struggle into a broader historical context. Through interviews, photographs, and rarely utilized primary sources, the author critically evaluates the contributions and shortcomings of this innovative approach to race relations."--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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