Veracity and Verse

A Preacher’s Reflections and Poems on Faith and Truth

By James A. Forbes

Publisher: Fortress Press

Imprint: Broadleaf Books

A culled collection of writings by James Forbes, the first Black senior minister at Riverside Church in New York City. He broke barriers of Black leadership in mainline Christian denominations and brought preaching styles of the Black church to white pulpits. A triumphant story told in his own verse and documented narrative history.

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