David F. Evans is a professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean at Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Harrisonburg, Virginia. During the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in the 2010s, David F. Evans, a...
White Christians lack good role models for racial solidarity
A new book explores how, in the history of interracial activism, white allies often failed to stand in solidarity with Black freedom fighters.
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