hoshor john (5 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: New.

272p, octavo. A very good + copy in brown cloth boards. Corners bumped, minor wear to edges. This is the author's copy, with his name plate pasted to front and back end papers. A scarce work on the divisive Father M. J. Divine. Father Divine (1876-1965) was an African American spiritual leader and founder of the International Peace Mission Movement - where he preached against sexism and racism - strongly advocating for desegregation. Considered by many to be a cult leader, he claimed to BE God. His origins in the deep South are shrouded in mystery, but in the 1930's and 40's he resided in Harlem and he and the Peace Movement were at one point the largest property owners in Harlem. He bought several hotels, which he called "Heavens" where he offered members of his congregation work and living accomodations. He was a very controversial figure, whose actions got him arrested, imprisoned, and even institutionalized in a mental asylum - but his charismatic message of an interracial paradise garnered him tens of thousands of followers during his lifetime and many consider his work to be a precursor to the Civil Rights Movement.

HARDCOVER BROWN. Condizione: GOOD. fraying bottom of spine, marginal notes in pencil, general wear, slightly bumped corners, illustrated African American religious leader of the 1930s. The Depression-era movement he founded, the Peace Mission, was originally dismissed as a cult, but it still exists and is now generally hailed as an important precursor of the civil rights movement. DATE PUBLISHED: 1936 EDITION: 272.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 272pp. Brown boards, red background with black titles on spine and front board, black illustration on front board. Spine straight, binding solid, corners a bit worn. Pages clean and unmarked throughout. Hoshor's book of Father Divine, variously described as everything from a religious leader to a cult leader. Uncommon title. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.