Crowned with Glory How Proclaiming the Truth of Black Dignity Has Shaped American History by Jasmine L Holmes

Crowned with Glory How Proclaiming the Truth of Black Dignity Has Shaped American History by Jasmine L Holmes

America was founded on the concept of the innate and inalienable rights of humankind. Many Christians see an echo of the imago Dei--that every human being carries the image of God--within those ideals. Yet these rights were systemically withheld from the Black and enslaved residents of this country for centuries. Through it all, Black people have proclaimed the truth of their dignity and personhood in powerful and profound ways. Crowned with Glory collects many of the writings of these men and women, both familiar and lesser-known, to shine a light on what has always been there: an enormous movement of Black Americans demanding the liberty they were promised and deserved. With moving and insightful reflections on these oft-forgotten or suppressed voices, author Jasmine L. Holmes offers a hopeful and encouraging testament to the power of unrelenting cries for justice that will strike a chord with anyone looking for a robust Christian history of resistance. If you want to understand how we got here, read this book. If you want to know where we go from here, read it again.

Jasmine L. Holmes is an educator, research assistant, and the author of Carved in Ebony and Mother to Son. She creates public history resources for teachers and lifelong learners. Jasmine and her husband, Phillip, live in Jackson, Mississippi, with their three sons. Learn more at www.JasmineLHolmes.com.

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ISBN 13	9781540903167
ISBN 10	1540903168
Title	Crowned with Glory How Proclaiming the Truth of Black Dignity Has Shaped American History
Author	Jasmine L Holmes
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Baker Publishing Group
Year published	2023-10-31
Number of pages	224
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