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John Brown Speaks

Letters and Statements from Charlestown

By: Louis DeCaro

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John Brown Speaks

Letters and Statements from Charlestown

By: Louis DeCaro

This collection of writings by John Brown in the fateful days after his raid on Harper's Ferry showcase the depth of conviction of Brown's character. Paired with Louis DeCaro's narrative of the aftermath, trial, and execution of John Brown in Freedom's Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia, this book preserves the first-hand experience of Brown as he gave his life for the abolitionist cause.

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144223671X

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Malcolm and the Cross

The Nation of Islam, Malcolm X, and Christianity

By: Louis A. Decaro, Jr.,Louis A. DeCaro

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Malcolm and the Cross

The Nation of Islam, Malcolm X, and Christianity

By: Louis A. Decaro, Jr.,Louis A. DeCaro

An examination into the intersection of Malcolm X's Muslim spiritual life and his Christian relations Despite his association with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X had an intimate relation with Christianity and Christians, which influenced his personal life and spirituality as well as his career. Lou Decaro's Malcolm and the Cross thoroughly explores the relation between Malcolm, the Nation of Islam, and Christianity. After revealing the religious roots of the Nation of Islam in relation to Christianity, DeCaro examines Malcolm's development and contributions as an activist, journalist, orator, and revolutionist against the backdrop of his familial religious heritage. In the process, DeCaro achieves nothing less than a radical rethinking of the way we understand Malcolm X, depicting him as a religious revolutionist whose analysis of Christianity is indispensable--particularly in an era when cultic Islam, Christianity, and traditional Islam continue to represent key factors in any discussion about racism in the United States.

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0814719325

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John Brown Speaks

Letters and Statements from Charlestown

By: Louis DeCaro

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Letters and Statements from Charlestown

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Freedom's Dawn

The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia

By: Louis DeCaro

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Freedom's Dawn

The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia

By: Louis DeCaro

John Brown’s failed raid on the federal armory in Harper’s Ferry Virginia served as a vital precursor to the Civil War, but its importance to the struggle for justice is free standing and exceptional in the history of the United States. In Freedom's Dawn, Louis DeCaro, Jr., has written the first book devoted exclusively to Brown during the six weeks between his arrest and execution. DeCaro traces his evolution from prisoner to convicted felon, to a prophetic figure, then martyr, and finally the rise of his legacy. In doing so he touches upon major biographical themes in Brown’s story, but also upon antebellum political issues, violence and terrorism, and the themes of political imprisonment and martyrdom.

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1442236736

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A Shepherd in Harlem: The Life and Times of Ezra N. Williams

By: Louis A. DeCaro, Jr

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A Shepherd in Harlem: The Life and Times of Ezra N. Williams

By: Louis A. DeCaro, Jr

The life and times of one of Harlem's leading clergyman in the 20th century. This book frames his personal story in the context of black history, particularly the events and personalities of Harlem. Based upon extensive interviews and detailed research, A Shepherd in Harlem provides an intimate look at the subject's life set against the backdrop of the dramatic and often disturbing events in the history of the most famous black community in the western world.

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1105056422

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"Fire From the Midst of You"

A Religious Life of John Brown

By: Louis A. DeCaro

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"Fire From the Midst of You"

A Religious Life of John Brown

By: Louis A. DeCaro

This biography offers fresh insight into the life and actions of this renowned figure in American history.

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0814719228

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9780814719220

John Brown, Emancipator

By: Louis DeCaro Jr.

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John Brown, Emancipator

By: Louis DeCaro Jr.

Collection of essays by Louis A. DeCaro, Jr., a student of the life and letters of the abolitionist John Brown. These essays first appeared on the author's online publication, "John Brown the Abolitionist: A Biographer's Blog," and have been edited and presented here with new, extended critical introduction.

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1387238507

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The Untold Story of Shields Green

The Life and Death of a Harper's Ferry Raider

By: Louis A. Decaro Jr.

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The Untold Story of Shields Green

The Life and Death of a Harper's Ferry Raider

By: Louis A. Decaro Jr.

Explores the life of Shields Green, one of the Black men who followed John Brown to Harper’s Ferry in 1859 When John Brown decided to raid the federal armory in Harper’s Ferry as the starting point of his intended liberation effort in the South, some closest to him thought it was unnecessary and dangerous. Frederick Douglass, a pioneering abolitionist, refused Brown’s invitation to join him in Virginia, believing that the raid on the armory was a suicide mission. Yet in front of Douglass, “Emperor” Shields Green, a fugitive from South Carolina, accepted John Brown’s invitation. When the raid failed, Emperor was captured with the rest of Brown’s surviving men and hanged on December 16, 1859. “Emperor” Shields Green was a critical member of John Brown’s Harper’s Ferry raiders but has long been overlooked. Louis DeCaro, Jr., a veteran scholar of John Brown, presents the first effort to tell Emperor’s story based upon extensive research, restoring him to his rightful place in this fateful raid at the origin of the American Civil War. Starting from his birth in Charleston, South Carolina, Green’s life as an abolitionist freedom-fighter, whose passion for the liberation of his people outweighed self-preservation, is extensively detailed in this compact history. In The Untold Story of Shields Green, Emperor pushes back against racism and injustice and stands in his rightful place as an antislavery figure alongside Frederick Douglass and John Brown.

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1479816701

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On the Side of My People

A Religious Life of Malcolm X

By: Louis A Decaro Jr.

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On the Side of My People

A Religious Life of Malcolm X

By: Louis A Decaro Jr.

The first book-length evaluation of Malcolm X's religious life The mythic figure of Malcolm X conjures up a variety of images--black nationalist, extremist, civil rights leader, hero. But how often is Malcolm X understood as a religious leader, a man profoundly affected by his relationship with Allah? During Malcolm's life and since, the press has focused on the Nation of Islam's rejection of integration, offering an extremely limited picture of its ideology and religious philosophy. Mainstream media have ignored the religious foundation at the heart of the Nation and failed to show it in light of other separatist religious movements. With the spirituality of cultic black Islam unexplored and the most controversial elements of the Nation exploited, its most famous member, Malcolm X, became one of the most misunderstood leaders in history. In On the Side of My People, Louis A. DeCaro, Jr. offers the first book length religious treatment of Malcolm X. Malcolm X was certainly a political man. Yet he was also a man of Allah, struggling with his salvation—as concerned with redemption as with revolution. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including extensive interviews with Malcolm's oldest brother, FBI surveillance documents, the black press, and tape-recorded speeches and interviews, DeCaro examines the charismatic leader from the standpoint of his two conversion experiences--to the Nation while he was in jail and to traditional Islam climaxing in his pilgrimage to Mecca. Examining Malcolm beyond his well-known years as spokesman for the Nation, On the Side My People explores Malcolm's early religious training and the influence of his Garveyite parents, his relationship with Elijah Muhammad, his often overlooked journey to Africa in 1959, and his life as a traditional Muslim after the 1964 pilgrimage. In his critical analysis of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, DeCaro provides insight into the motivation behind Malcolm's own story, offering a key to understanding how and why Malcolm portrayed his life in his own autobiography as told to Alex Haley. Inspiring and necessary, On the Side My People presents readers with a Malcolm X few were privileged to know. By filling in the gaps of Malcolm's life, DeCaro paints a more complete portrait of one of the most powerful and relevant civil rights figures in American history.

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0814744176

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The Night Malcolm X Spoke at the Oxford Union

A Transatlantic Story of Antiracist Protest

By: Stephen Tuck,Henry Louis Gates

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The Night Malcolm X Spoke at the Oxford Union

A Transatlantic Story of Antiracist Protest

By: Stephen Tuck,Henry Louis Gates

Less than three months before he was assassinated, Malcolm X spoke at the Oxford Union—the most prestigious student debating organization in the United Kingdom. Stephen Tuck tells the human story behind the debate and also uses it as a starting point to discuss larger issues of Black Power, the end of empire, British race relations, immigration, and student rights. Coinciding with a student-led campaign against segregated housing, the visit enabled Malcolm X to make connections with radical students from the Caribbean, Africa, and South Asia, giving him a new perspective on the global struggle for racial equality, and in turn, radicalizing a new generation of British activists.

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Univ of California Press

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0520279336

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9780520279339

Pastoral Gleanings

By: Louis A. DeCaro Jr.

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Pastoral Gleanings

By: Louis A. DeCaro Jr.

This short collection of articles covers a range of topics and themes for interested Christian readers. Biblical, devotional, reflective, and educational, Pastoral Gleanings offers an array of subjects and topics presented for the enhancement of Christian understanding and spiritual formation.

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1387713906

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John Brown, Emancipator

By: Jr Louis a DeCaro

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By: Jr Louis a DeCaro

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The Untold Story of Shields Green

The Life and Death of a Harper's Ferry Raider

By: Louis A. Decaro Jr.

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The Life and Death of a Harper's Ferry Raider

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John Brown, Emancipator

By: Louis DeCaro Jr.

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On the Side of My People

A Religious Life of Malcolm X

By: Louis A Decaro Jr.

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A Religious Life of Malcolm X

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"Fire From the Midst of You"

A Religious Life of John Brown

By: Louis A. DeCaro

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A Religious Life of John Brown

By: Louis A. DeCaro

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Malcolm and the Cross

The Nation of Islam, Malcolm X, and Christianity

By: Louis A. Decaro, Jr.,Louis A. DeCaro

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The Nation of Islam, Malcolm X, and Christianity

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On the Side of My People

A Religious Life of Malcolm X

By: Louis A. DeCaro

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A Religious Life of Malcolm X

By: Louis A. DeCaro

The mythic figure of Malcolm X conjures up a variety of images--black nationalist, extremist, civil rights leader, hero. But how often is Malcolm X understood as a religious leader, a man profoundly affected by his relationship with Allah'. During Malcolm's life and since, the press has focused on the Nation of Islam's rejection of integration, offering an extremely limited picture of its ideology and religious philosophy. Mainstream media have ignored the religious foundation at the heart of the Nation and failed to show it in light of other separatist religious movements. With the spirituality of cultic black Islam unexplored and the most controversial elements of the Nation exploited, its most famous member, Malcolm X, became one of the most misunderstood leaders in history. In On the Side of My People, Louis A. DeCaro, Jr. offers the first book length religious treatment of Malcolm X. Malcolm X was certainly a political man. Yet he was also a man of Allah, struggling with his salvationOCoas concerned with redemption as with revolution. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, including extensive interviews with Malcolm's oldest brother, FBI surveillance documents, the black press, and tape-recorded speeches and interviews, DeCaro examines the charismatic leader from the standpoint of his two conversion experiences--to the Nation while he was in jail and to traditional Islam climaxing in his pilgrimage to Mecca. Examining Malcolm beyond his well-known years as spokesman for the Nation, On the Side My People explores Malcolm's early religious training and the influence of his Garveyite parents, his relationship with Elijah Muhammad, his often overlooked journey to Africa in 1959, and his life as a traditional Muslim after the 1964 pilgrimage. In his critical analysis of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, DeCaro provides insight into the motivation behind Malcolm's own story, offering a key to understanding how and why Malcolm portrayed his life in his own autobiography as told to Alex Haley. Inspiring and necessary, On the Side My People presents readers with a Malcolm X few were privileged to know. By filling in the gaps of Malcolm's life, DeCaro paints a more complete portrait of one of the most powerful and relevant civil rights figures in American history.

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