Light in the Darkness: African Americans and the YMCA, 1852-1946

" When it emerged in the United States in 1852, the Young Men's Christian Association excluded blacks from membership in white branches but encouraged blacks to form their own associations and to join the Christian brotherhood on "separate but equal" terms. Light in the Darkness, the first comprehensive study of African Americans in the YMCA, is a compelling account of hope and success.

Author: Nina Mjagkij
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 12/01/2003
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.14h x 5.62w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780813190723

About the Author

Nina Mjagkij is assistant professor of history at Ball State University.

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