The Black Church in Texas, 1930-1954

FAIN: FT-12302-74

Neil Sapper
Amarillo College (Amarillo, TX 79178-0001)

To carry out an in-depth study of the black church in Texas, 1930 to 1954. The black church in Texas has been the single most important institution in any black community in the state; it furnished its people with an opportunity for self-expression in leadership and it provided relief from the restraint, restriction and strain of daily life throughout an era of depression, wartime, and recovery