{"product_id":"building-the-beloved-community-stanley-keith-arnold-9781628460025","title":"Building the Beloved Community: Philadelphia's Interracial Civil Rights Organizations and Race Relations, 1930-1970","description":"Inspired by Quakerism, Progressivism, the Social Gospel movement, and the theories of scholars such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Charles S. Johnson, Franz Boas, and Ruth Benedict, a determined group of Philadelphia activists sought to transform race relations. This book concentrates on these organizations: Fellowship House, the Philadelphia Housing Association, and the Fellowship Commission. While they initially focused on community-level relations, these activists became increasingly involved in building coalitions for the passage of civil rights legislation on the local, state, and national level. This historical account examines their efforts in three distinct, yet closely related areas, education, housing, and labor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perhaps the most important aspect of this movement was its utilization of education as a weapon in the struggle against racism. Martin Luther King credited Fellowship House with introducing him to the passive resistance principle of \u003ci\u003esatygraha\u003c\/i\u003e through a Sunday afternoon forum. Philadelphia's activists influenced the southern civil rights movement through ideas and tactics. Borrowing from Philadelphia, similar organizations would rise in cities from Kansas City to Knoxville. Their impact would have long lasting implications; the methods they pioneered would help shape contemporary multicultural education programs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBuilding the Beloved Community\u003c\/i\u003e places this innovative northern civil rights struggle into a broader historical context. Through interviews, photographs, and rarely utilized primary sources, the author critically evaluates the contributions and shortcomings of this innovative approach to race relations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanley Keith Arnold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628460024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628460025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 1214","brand":"Stanley Keith Arnold","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44890871005439,"sku":"9781628460025","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f236fb2d-d486-4f67-a4f7-5e222eb4ce42.jpg?v=1709740268","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/building-the-beloved-community-stanley-keith-arnold-9781628460025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}