Item #2347 Racial Segregation in the Church. Ben Lacy Rose.

Racial Segregation in the Church

Richmond, Virginia: Outlook Publishers, Inc., 1957.

12mo (7 x 5 1/4 inches; 179 x 135 mm), 30 pages, in stapled wrappers (soft cover).

An offprint from The Presbyterian Outlook decrying racial segregation in the church. The author was a former Army chaplain and faculty member at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. The church, he writes, "is fast becoming the last stronghold of segregation on earth, and eleven o'clock Sunday morning the most segregated hour in the week" (page 3).

OCLC shows 21 institutional holdings (OCLC 1132672) of this pamphlet. Scarce in commerce.

A powerful indictment of segregation in the church.

CONDITION: A few creases and edge wear, slight rusting to staples. Internally, clean, bright, and unmarked. Very Good or better. Item #2347

Price: $50.00

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