Bruce: Religion and social protest (The American civil rights movement)
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- Created on: 18-09-14 14:28
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- Bruce: Religion and social protest (The American Civil rights movement)
- Interested in the relationship between religion and social change.
- The American Civil Rights Movement
- Began in 1955 and ended in 1964.
- They achieved an end to racial segregation using religion by:
- Taking the moral high ground by pointing out the hypocrisy of white clergymen who toughed "love thy neighbour," but supported segregation.
- Channelling Dissent
- For example: Martin Luther King's funeral was used to rally for the cause.
- Acting as an honest broker
- Acting as if they are above politics.
- Churches can provide a context for negotiating change.
- Mobilising public opinion
- Black churches in the South successfully campaigned for support across the whole of America.
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