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How did an African-American man born in a ghetto in 1879 rise to such religious prominence that his followers addressed letters to him simply "God, Harlem U.S.A."? Using hitherto unknown materials, Jill Watts portrays the life and career of one of the twentieth century's most intriguing religious leaders, Father Divine. Starting as an itinerant ...

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by Robert Weisbrot

Examines the life and career of the black religious leader who founded the Peace Mission Movement, which worked to end poverty, racial discrimination, and war, and which did much to provide for the poor during the Depression.

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