Chapter
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
3 Somebodies on the Battlefield for the Lord
-
Rebecca Louise Carter
You are currently not able to access this content.
You are currently not able to access this content.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction: The Crescent City 1
-
Part One. On Fragile Ground
- Clouds 29
- 1 The Black Urban Delta 33
- 2 “Twelve Murders and Two Victims?”: Asserting Black Social and Spiritual Value 61
-
Part Two. In Search of Love at Liberty Street
- Walk Out There on Faith 93
- 3 Somebodies on the Battlefield for the Lord 97
- 4 THOU SHALT NOT KILL: Commanding Peace in Particular Places 121
-
Part Three. Raising Dead Sons
- Seeing 151
- 5 Black Mothers at the Center of Death and Transformation 155
- 6 Restorative Kinship: Birthdays and Death Anniversaries for Children of God 180
- Conclusion: The Crescent City Illuminated 207
- Acknowledgments 225
- Notes 231
- References 249
- Index 265
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction: The Crescent City 1
-
Part One. On Fragile Ground
- Clouds 29
- 1 The Black Urban Delta 33
- 2 “Twelve Murders and Two Victims?”: Asserting Black Social and Spiritual Value 61
-
Part Two. In Search of Love at Liberty Street
- Walk Out There on Faith 93
- 3 Somebodies on the Battlefield for the Lord 97
- 4 THOU SHALT NOT KILL: Commanding Peace in Particular Places 121
-
Part Three. Raising Dead Sons
- Seeing 151
- 5 Black Mothers at the Center of Death and Transformation 155
- 6 Restorative Kinship: Birthdays and Death Anniversaries for Children of God 180
- Conclusion: The Crescent City Illuminated 207
- Acknowledgments 225
- Notes 231
- References 249
- Index 265