The Rise to Respectability has already gotten excellent reviews from Arkansas Historical Quarterly, the Journal of Southern History, the Journal of American History, and Choice, which named it a Choice Outstanding Academic Title.
Now it has been reviewed in the American Historical Review:
“This is a fine, much-needed book based on impressive original research. White’s study should throw open debate on key questions in modern African American religious history.”
Look for The Rise to Respectability in paperback in the Fall.