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During most of the twentieth century, Archibald J. Carey, Sr. (1868-1931) and Archibald J. Carey, Jr. (1908-1981), father and son, exemplified a blend of ministry and politics that many African American religious leaders pursued. Their sacred and secular concerns merged in efforts to improve the spiritual and material well-being of their congregations. But as political alliances became necessary, both wrestled with moral consequences and varied outcomes. Both were ministers to Chicago's largest African Methodist Episcopal Church congregations- the senior Carey as a bishop, and the junior Carey as a pastor and an attorney. Bishop Carey associated himself mainly with Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson, a Republican, whom he presented to black voters as an ally. When the mayor appointed Carey to the city's civil service commission, Carey helped in the hiring and promotion of local blacks. But alleged impropriety for selling jobs marred the bishop's tenure. The junior Carey, also a Republican and an alderman, became head of the panel on anti-discrimination in employment for the Eisenhower administration. He aided innumerable black federal employees. Although an influential benefactor of CORE and SCLC, Carey associated with notorious FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and compromised support for Martin Luther King, Jr. Both Careys believed politics offered clergy the best opportunities to empower the black population. Their imperfect alliances and mixed results, however, proved the complexity of combining the realms of spirituality and politics.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Frontmatter
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  1. Contents
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. ix-xi
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 3-14
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  1. 1. Genesis in Georgia: The Careys in Ministry and Politics
  2. pp. 15-25
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  1. 2. Pulpit and Politics in Chicago: The Ministry of Archibald J. Carey Sr.
  2. pp. 26-44
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  1. 3. Immersed in Church and State: Archibald J. Carey Sr. and Religion in the Public Square
  2. pp. 45-60
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  1. 4. Leadership and Lineage: The Rise of Archibald J. Carey Jr.
  2. pp. 61-82
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  1. 5. Doing Public Theology: Archibald J. Carey Jr. and the Ministry of Politics
  2. pp. 83-113
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  1. 6. Plant My Feet on Higher Ground: Archibald J. Carey Jr. and the National GOP
  2. pp. 114-161
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  1. 7. Background Benefactor: Archibald J. Carey Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
  2. pp. 162-182
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  1. Epilogue
  2. pp. 183-184
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 185-215
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  1. Select Bibliography
  2. pp. 217-219
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  1. Index
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