Faith and Works: Church-Based Social Capital Resources and African American Political Activism

Social Forces

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 617-641

  Brown, R Khari ^a   Brown, Ronald E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2142824146     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2004.0005     Document Type: Article

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