Abstract
This paper examines the lives of four generations of the same family. By conducting interviews, I use the voices of myself, my mother, my grandmother, and my great-grandmother to create memoirs. Through these memoirs, I provide an illustration of how the Black church has not changed much over time. Since the beginning of its creation, the Black church has upheld the sexist views against Black women that they also have to deal with in other aspects of their lives. I support my argument by engaging scholars Tamura Lomax, Bernice Barnett, TeResa Green, and Richard McKinney that support the fact that the way Black women are treated in church overlap with how they are treated in the world. I did this project so that readers could experience the voices of Black women. Hearing from four generations, and witnessing that much has not changed over time should prompt people to realize that the world is still not a safe place for Black women, even in spaces where we should feel safe such as in the church.
Advisor
Rapport, Jeremy
Department
Religious Studies
Recommended Citation
Lamar, Yakeria S., "A Puzzle That’ll Never Be Complete: A Multi-Generational Memoir of Four Generations of Black Women, and Our Experiences in the Black Church" (2023). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 10861.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/10861
Disciplines
Christianity
Keywords
Religion, Memoir, African American, Christianity, The Black Church
Publication Date
2023
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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