Black and Blue: Black Women, ‘Law and Order,’ and the Church’s Silence on Police Violence

During the mid-twentieth century, many southern White religious leaders proudly championed police brutality and other forms of state-sanctioned violence against Black citizens. In Martin Luther King, Jr’s <i>Letter from Birmingham Jail</i>, he defends direct-action non-violent protests a...

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Main Author: AnneMarie Mingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/10/886