St. Mark's and the Social Gospel: Methodist Women and Civil Rights in New Orleans, 1895–1965

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St. Mark’s and the Social Gospel St. Mark’s and the Social Gospel: Methodist Women and Civil Rights in New Orleans, 1895–1965 Ellen Blue The University of Tennessee Press / Knoxville 5 Copyright © 2011 by The University of Tennessee Press / Knoxville. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. First Edition. All figures courtesy of Helen Mandlebaum except as noted. Part of this volume was first published as “The Citizens Forum on Integration: ‘Underground’ Methodist Response to the Brown Decision,” Methodist History 43, no. 3: 213–26. Used by permission of Methodist History. Part of this volume was first published as “True Methodist Women: Reflections on the Community at St. Mark’s,” in Louisiana Women: Their Lives and Times, edited by Janet Allured and Judith F. Gentry (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2009.) Used by permission of the University of Georgia Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Blue, Ellen. St. Mark’s and the social gospel: Methodist women and civil rights in New Orleans, 1895–1965 / Ellen Blue. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. eISBN-13: 978-1-57233-824-1 eISBN-10: 1-57233-824-5 1. St. Mark’s United Methodist Church (New Orleans, La.)—History. 2. Women in church work—Louisiana—New Orleans—History. 3. Women in church work—Methodist Church—History. 4. St. Mark’s Community Center—History. 5. Civil rights—Religious aspects—Methodist Church—History. 6. Social gospel—Louisiana—New Orleans—History. 7. New Orleans (La.)—Church history. I. Title. II. Title: Saint Mark’s and social gospel. BX8481.N46B68 2011 261.7088ˇ2870976335—dc23 2011020835 ...