Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-227) and index.
Contents
Series foreword / Joanne M. Braxton -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The essence of things -- 2. The pathless path -- 3. "A genius of the South" : an American genius -- 4. "Coming out more than conquer" : spirituality, empowerment, freedom, and peace -- 5. Who was Herod and what made him great? -- 6. Ancestral spirit -- Conclusion : Sankofa -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
