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| Resource: |
Book (B4704) The Last Blues Preacher: Reverend Clay Evans, Black Lives, and the Faith that Woke the Nation
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| Author: |
Mills, Zach |
| Publisher: |
Fortress Press, 2018 |
| Length: |
277 pages |
| Subjects: |
Personal Growth; Social Concerns |
| Location: |
Personal Growth drawer |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9781506428178
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| Description: |
"Born in 1925 into a life of sharecropping in Brownsville, Tennessee, Reverend Clay Evans was desperate to escape life working for the descendants of plantation owners. At night, he listened to jazz musicians like Cab Calloway and Guy Lombardo on the radio and imagined one day singing on a secular stage. But a greater calling drew Rev. Evans into ministry, and he soon stood upon a unique stage as one of America's most famous gospel singers, civil rights heroes, and the godfather of Chicago's black preachers. From this stage, Rev. Evans sought to rescue his family from poverty and inspire a city and a nation to see, hear, and witness the dignity and value of black lives." -Book jacket |
| Age Groups: |
High School; Young Adult; Adult (30-55); Adult (55+)
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