Black churches in America have long been recognized as the most independent, stable, and dominant institutions in black communities. In The Black Church in the

A nongovernmental survey of urban and rural churches of black communities based on a ten year study.

The instant New York Times bestseller and companion book to the PBS series. “Absolutely brilliant . . . A necessary and moving work.” —Eddie S. Glaude, Jr

Paul Harvey illustrates how black Christian traditions provided theological, institutional, and personal strategies for cultural survival during bondage and int