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No depression in Heaven : religion and the Great Depression in the Mississippi Delta /

This is a study of the inability of the churches to deal with the crisis of the Great Depression and the shift from church based aid to a federal welfare state.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greene, Alison Collis (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Arkansas Delta (Ark.) > Religion > 20th century.
Memphis (Tenn.) > Religion > 20th century.
Arkansas Delta (Ark.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Memphis (Tenn.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Depressions > 1929 > Arkansas > Arkansas Delta.
Depressions > 1929 > Tennessee > Memphis.
Arkansas, Delta de l' (Ark.) > Religion > 20e siècle.
Arkansas, Delta de l' (Ark.) > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Crises économiques > 1929 > Arkansas > Arkansas, Delta de l'.
Crises économiques > 1929 > Tennessee > Memphis.
Depressions
Race relations
Religion
Arkansas > Arkansas Delta
Tennessee > Memphis
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This is a study of the inability of the churches to deal with the crisis of the Great Depression and the shift from church based aid to a federal welfare state.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199371907
0199371903