Americans may be poised to nominate a black man to run for president, but it's segregation as usual in U.S. churches, according to the scholars. read more
Churches today aren't segregated simply because racial groups prefer to worship with their "own kind," but because of Jim Crow's legacy. When racial segregation was government sanctioned in the early 20th century, white Christians and Christians of color followed suit by worshipping separately as well. read more