Give Me This Mountain
Life History and Selected Sermons
Edited by Jeff Todd Titon. Foreword by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson
Twenty sermons by the legendary clergyman and civil rights leader
Paper – $33
978-0-252-06087-8
Publication Date
Paperback: 08/01/1989
About the Book
Few black preachers have been better known that the Reverend C. L. Franklin; none has been considered a better preacher. This collection of twenty of Franklin's best sermons shows the development of his influential style. A learned man, Franklin had attended both seminary and college, yet in his sermons used the old-fashioned, extemporaneous style of preaching, "whooping" or chanting, combining oratory and intoned poetry to reach both head and heart.Dozens of Franklin's sermons were released on record albums, and he went on preaching tours with gospel groups that included his daughter, Aretha Franklin, reaching virtually every corner of the United States.
This volume begins with Franklin's life history, told in his own words. Jeff Titon's afterword reviews the African American sermon tradition and Franklin's place in it.
About the Author
C. L. Franklin (1915-1984) was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist in Detroit. The Library of Congress added his sermon "The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest" (included in this volume) to the National Recording Registry in 2011.Reviews
Blurbs
"C.L. Franklin, the most imitated soul preacher in history, was a combination of soul and science and substance and sweetness."--Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, from the Foreword
"A monument to Franklin's life and work."--Trudier Harris, author of Black Women in the Fiction of James Baldwin
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