3 Somebodies on the Battlefield for the Lord

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: The Crescent City 1
4. Part One. On Fragile Ground
5. Clouds 29
6. 1 The Black Urban Delta 33
7. 2 “Twelve Murders and Two Victims?”: Asserting Black Social and Spiritual Value 61
8. Part Two. In Search of Love at Liberty Street
9. Walk Out There on Faith 93
10. 3 Somebodies on the Battlefield for the Lord 97
11. 4 THOU SHALT NOT KILL: Commanding Peace in Particular Places 121
12. Part Three. Raising Dead Sons
13. Seeing 151
14. 5 Black Mothers at the Center of Death and Transformation 155
15. 6 Restorative Kinship: Birthdays and Death Anniversaries for Children of God 180
16. Conclusion: The Crescent City Illuminated 207
17. Acknowledgments 225
18. Notes 231
19. References 249
20. Index 265