Carleton Mabee
Promised Land: Father Divine’s Interracial Communities in Ulster County, New York
Spring 2009
From the Preface of Promised Land: Father Divine lifted the despairing from the gutter to self-respect, but his methods troubled many observers. He commanded substantial wealth, but he mystified much of the world as to how he acquired it. He had charismatic power, but his talk of his supernatural abilities was difficult for the public [Read More…]