The Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death
Being the Ingersoll Lecture on the Immortality of Man
by Howard Thurman
NY. Harper' Brothers. 1st Edition. Hardcover: 156 pages. Small volume. approx 8" x 5". Green cloth with paper tile plate on front cover. No ownership markings. Fine copy. Dust jacket is toned on the spine, with a few short tears, Very Good+ or better jacket.
Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was a prominent minister, academic, and civil rights leader of the 20th century. He served as dean of Rankin Chapel at Howard University from 1932-1944, then as dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University from 1953-1965. Thurman's dedication to sharing the theology of radical nonviolence influenced many civil rights movement leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr., who was mentored by Thurman while attending Boston University.
