Acknowledgments 1. The Black Church: A Gender Perspective 2. The Female Talented Tenth 3. Separatist Leanings 4. Unlikely Sisterhood 5. Feminist Theology, 1880-1900 6. The Coming of Age of the Black Baptist Sisterhood 7. The Politics of Respectability Notes Index
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African American Studies at Harvard University.
If the period was so important for women but simultaneously a low
point for black Americans as a group, then how should we understand
the apparently contradictory politics of that time? Righteous
Discontent accentuates the positive, finding in the contradiction
‘a creative tension that both motivated and empowered black women
to speak out.’ Ms. Higginbotham moves beyond the dichotomous
thinking that has often short-circuited our attempts to understand
the situation of black women… An important, sophisticated, and
richly instructive book.
*New York Times Book Review*
Higginbotham’s book is populated with fascinating and accomplished
women… [Her] research is impeccable and her work both ambitious and
important. Righteous Discontent contributes significantly to the
still underappreciated history of the black church in America.
*Washington Post Book World*
Higginbotham has pioneered a study of a long-neglected component of
the African-American experience. This book is a powerful and
compelling story of the religious life of African-American women
and their resistance to racism and sexism. Through Higginbotham’s
work, the voices of African-American women, which have remained
silent too long, emerge distinct and bold.
*Journal of American History*
A landmark contribution to American religious history.
*Choice*
If the period was so important for women but simultaneously a low
point for black Americans as a group, then how should we understand
the apparently contradictory politics of that time? Righteous
Discontent accentuates the positive, finding in the
contradiction 'a creative tension that both motivated and empowered
black women to speak out.' Ms. Higginbotham moves beyond the
dichotomous thinking that has often short-circuited our attempts to
understand the situation of black women... An important,
sophisticated, and richly instructive book. -- Suzanne Lebsock *
New York Times Book Review *
Higginbotham's book is populated with fascinating and accomplished
women... [Her] research is impeccable and her work both ambitious
and important. Righteous Discontent contributes
significantly to the still underappreciated history of the black
church in America. -- Adele Logan Alexander * Washington Post Book
World *
Higginbotham has pioneered a study of a long-neglected component of
the African-American experience. This book is a powerful and
compelling story of the religious life of African-American women
and their resistance to racism and sexism. Through Higginbotham's
work, the voices of African-American women, which have remained
silent too long, emerge distinct and bold. -- Jill Watts * Journal
of American History *
A landmark contribution to American religious history. * Choice *
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