“The Public Influences of African-American Churches: Contexts and Capacities”

The Public Influences of African-American Churches Project conducted focus groups and surveyed black congregations and church leaders over three years to learn about congregational involvement in elections and setting public policy since the civil rights era. Despite the existence of 8,000 black elected officials and dozens of black civic and lobbying organizations, the survey found that black churches aren’t much involved in monitoring public policy or political issues after elections. Poll data is included on attitudes and activism on affirmative action, school vouchers, welfare reform, health care, criminal justice, education and American foreign policy in Africa.

Website	https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Public_Influences_of_African_America.html?id=6a_mXwAACAAJ
Categories	Beliefs & practices, Church & state, Congregations, education, Faith leaders, Foreign policy, Government & politics, Health care, Poverty & welfare, Race & ethnicity, Science & health, Society & culture
Locations	United States of America
Faiths	Christianity, Protestantism