Downtown by History and Choice: First Presbyterian Church of Durham, North Carolina, 1871-2013
By Peter Graham Fish ’60
Published May 5, 2017
Downtown by History and Choice (Carolina Academic Press) is a historical account of a congregation during the Reconstruction period as it confronts the challenges of urban life, demographic change, race relations, and gender equality while remaining a beacon of hope Durham residents. Peter Graham Fish ’60 is a professor emeritus of political science and law at Duke University.
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