Gospel choirs : psalms of survival for an alien land called home / Derrick Bell.

Through parables and essays, Derrick Bell offers an eloquent work of social commentary on the permanence of racism."Gospel," says Derrick Bell, "and particularly the gospel choir at its best, echoes the tempos of the soul searching for God's peace in the midst of a hostile world....

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Online Access: Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author: Bell, Derrick, 1930-2011
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : BasicBooks, ℗♭1996.
Edition:1st ed.
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505 0 |a Redemption deferred: back to the space traders -- Trying to teach the white folks -- Living with the specter of Calhoun -- Staying 'no ways tired' -- The freedom of employment act -- Shadow song -- The mentality of race -- Nigger free -- Racial royalties -- Women to the rescue -- The electric slide protest -- Equality's child -- The entitlement -- The gospel light. 
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