| Description |
xxxiv, 217 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index. |
| Summary |
Tells the stories of a group of African-American women who belong to a small storefront church in central Seattle, describing how they have endured poverty, racism, and the challenges of raising their children. |
| Contents |
Introduction: A short history -- Morning Sun Missionary Baptist Church -- Morning Sun Church and its leaders -- The family -- Motherhood : "somebody prayed for me" -- The women of Morning Sun Church -- The Lake family -- Molly Lake Lander : "I guess I have to go to Jesus" -- Caren Lake : "having a dream" -- Mahalia Lake : "I don't ask the Lord to move the mountain; just give me the strength to climb it" -- Mable Jackson -- Mable Jackson : "all I asked the Lord for was a man with a cigarette and a job" -- The Jones family -- Betty Jones : "I like to go!" -- Joann Jones Newton : "when God comes, he's getting some of every race" -- Marie Jones Smith : "getting that made-up mind" -- Linda Wilson, Marie's daughter : "all these years I have become stronger" -- The research process -- The research, the women, and me. |
| Subject |
African American women -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Religion.
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| ISBN |
9780759113190 cloth alkaline paper |
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075911319X cloth alkaline paper |
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9780759113213 ebook |
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0759113211 ebook |
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