Lament and Justice in African American History: By the Rivers of Babylon

Timothy Fritz; Trisha Posey

doi:10.5771/9781666923131

Summary

For African Americans who have experienced the trauma of colonization, displacement, enslavement, and race-based violence, lament has long been a form of cultural expression that creates space to process these experiences. Lament and Justice in African American History: By the Rivers of Babylon explores the theme of lament in African American history from a theological perspective. In part one of this edited volume, scholars examine historical examples of African Americans’ use of lament as a framework for engaging both historical memory and social action. Part two offers examples of the incorporation of lament as a pedagogical tool in classrooms and other educational settings. Readers of this book will appreciate the importance of lament in the African American Christian tradition and will come away challenged to connect their own lament with the pursuit of justice.

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Edition: 1/2023
Copyright Year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-2312-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-2313-1
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 136
Product Type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Introduction No access
1. Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen No access
2. Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July Speech, Lament, and Historical Memory No access
3. The Planet and the Pageant No access
4. “I’m tired of funerals. I’m tired of it! We’ve got to stand up!” No access
5. “A Tribute in Tears and a Thrust for Freedom” No access
1. The Psalms and the Historical Pedagogy of Lament No access
2. Teaching History in Mississippi No access
3. A Pedagogy of Healing No access
4. A Mourning March No access
Index No access Pages 129 - 132
About the Contributors No access Pages 133 - 136