Record #:

21111

Author(s):

Foster, Gaines M.

Abstract:

This article examines the manifestation of the late 19th and early 20th century resurgence of racism and polarization of society as seen within the Protestant Episcopal Church via Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire Jr.'s active participation in the debate on the role of African Americans within Episcopal hierarchy.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 54 Issue 1, Jan 1977, p49-65, il, por

Subject(s):

Cheshire, Joseph Blount, 1814-1899; Episcopal Church--Race