CHARLES JOHNSON THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Wesley L. Bishop (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Advisor

David C. Dennard

Abstract: Charles Johnson an African American minister in the predominately white denomination of the Church of the Nazarene was a leader in the civil rights movement in Meridian Mississippi. He had to navigate the rather conservative leanings of his denomination and predominance of Jim Crow segregation in Meridian. Johnson had a profound impact on the struggle for equality in Meridian but he unfortunately could not exhibit the same degree of influence on the Church of the Nazarene. This work examines the difficulties and successes of Johnson as a churchman and an activist. 

Additional Information

Publication

Thesis

Date: 2011

Keywords

American history, Church of the Nazarene, Meridian, Mississippi

Subjects

Johnson, Charles, 1938-

African American clergy--Mississippi--Meridian

Nazarenes (Church of the Nazarene)--Mississippi--Meridian

Fitkins Memorial Church of the Nazarene (Meridian, Miss.)

Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Meridian

African American civil rights workers--Mississippi--Meridian

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