The first extensive examination of the Friends' interracial activism in the first half of the 20th century, focusing on the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), founded in 1917.  Quaker Brotherhood makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Quaker interracial activism in the early decades of the 20th century."
The Journal of African American History "Austin's work is carefully ... Read moreresearched and documented. He has painstakingly mined the rich archival collections of AFSC records in Philadelphia, and his book provides a comprehensive examination of decades of steady civil rights work leading up to the demonstration-based activism of the post-1950 period… Austin's narrative tells a previously untold story, one of importance to scholars in a broad range of fields, from U.S. history to African American studies, from public policy to conflict resolution."
The Journal of Southern History   "Quaker Brotherhood is a thoughtful, well written and solidly researched book that will undoubtedly help scholars better appreciate the Quakers' work to try to build a more racially just world in the first half of the twentieth century."
Quaker Studies  "Austin's book poses a set of provocative questions that examine the relationship between doctrinal purity and social change."
Indiana Magazine of History  "Austin's contribution reminds readers how important religion has been in promoting liberal causes for social justice throughout U.S. History.  Recommended."
Choice "A useful addition to the history of American Quakers earnest, sometimes troubled, endeavours to achieve racial justice in American Society and peace in the world."
Canadian Journal of History   "Quaker Brotherhood more than succeeds in opening a window into the inner workings of one religious group's halting but no less significant racial journey.  In so doing, Austin brings race and religion into fruitful conversation."
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