Croft, Wayne E., Sr. The Motif of Hope in African American Preaching During Slavery and the Post-Civil War Era: There's a Bright Side Somewhere - Lanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield 2017 ISBN: 9781498536486 Subjects--Personal Names: Croft, Wayne E., Sr.--Black author--United Lutheran Seminary Subjects--Topical Terms: CHIS: Church History--19th Century--North America