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Book/Printed Material A sermon on lynch law and raping

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Title

  • A sermon on lynch law and raping

Summary

  • Emanuel K. Love, a prominent Baptist cleric, was at this time minister in Savannah, GA. Here, he discusses lynchings, charges of rape, and mob violence against African Americans in the South. He advocates equality for all before the law and the courts but advises Blacks to be especially obedient to the laws so as to dispel Southern whites' suspicions of any wrongdoing.

Names

  • Love, E. K. (Emanuel King), 1850-1900
  • First African Baptist Church (Savannah, Ga.)
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Augusta, Ga. : Georgia Baptist Print., 1894.

Headings

  • -  Lynching--Sermons
  • -  Rape--United States--Sermons

Genre

  • Sermons--Georgia--Savannah--1893

Medium

  • 19 p. ; 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. A, no. 8

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898295

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Love, E. K, First African Baptist Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. A Sermon on Lynch Law and Raping. Augusta, Ga.: Georgia Baptist Print, 1894. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898295/.

APA citation style:

Love, E. K., First African Baptist Church & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1894) A Sermon on Lynch Law and Raping. Augusta, Ga.: Georgia Baptist Print. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898295/.

MLA citation style:

Love, E. K, First African Baptist Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. A Sermon on Lynch Law and Raping. Augusta, Ga.: Georgia Baptist Print, 1894. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898295/>.