Apostle of Liberation - by Cheryl Janifer Laroche (Hardcover)
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- The first biography of 19th-century circuit-riding Black bishop William Paul Quinn, who liberated thousands through the Underground Railroad and helped establish the AME Church as the largest and most influential Black denomination in post-Civil War America.
- About the Author: Cheryl Janifer LaRoche, PhD, is the author of Free Black Communities and the Underground Railroad: The Geography of Resistance (2013).
- 280 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
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About the Book
The first biography of 19th-century circuit-riding Black bishop William Paul Quinn, who liberated thousands through the Underground Railroad and helped establish the AME Church as the largest and most influential Black denomination in post-Civil War America.Book Synopsis
The first biography of 19th-century circuit-riding Black bishop William Paul Quinn, who liberated thousands through the Underground Railroad and helped establish the AME Church as the largest and most influential Black denomination in post-Civil War America.Review Quotes
This compelling account of William Paul Quinn#39;s chronicles his intersecting activities as an AME minister and as an Underground Railroad operative. His journeys within the Atlantic World highlight his diasporic advocacy of black freedom.
About the Author
Cheryl Janifer LaRoche, PhD, is the author of Free Black Communities and the Underground Railroad: The Geography of Resistance (2013). She is widely known as an archaeologist and received the John L. Cotter Award from the Society for Historical Archaeology in 2011. LaRoche is an associate research professor in Historic Preservation in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at the University of Maryland, College Park.Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.1 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 280
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Theme: African American & Black
Format: Hardcover
Author: Cheryl Janifer Laroche
Language: English
Street Date: February 4, 2025
TCIN: 1004137129
UPC: 9781538198117
Item Number (DPCI): 247-26-0279
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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