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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List Of Illustrations -- Preface -- The Structure Of This Book -- Jackson Research -- He Contained Multitudes -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Child Of The Delta -- J. H. Jackson: The Pride Of Rudyard -- The Yazoo-mississippi Delta Through Historians' Eyes -- 2 Black Church In The Black Metropolis -- The Remarkable Rise Of Olivet -- Taking Olivet National: The L. K. Williams Years -- Williams Rising: The Nbc Chooses A President From Olivet -- 3 Ascending The Ranks: Jackson's Rise To Power A Pastor-scholar Emerges In Omaha -- A Philadelphia Pastor Finds A Platform -- A New Denominational Leader Becomes An International Figure -- An Heir-apparent Faces A Major Decision -- A Young Leader Makes A Choice -- 4 His Mantle Will Fall On You -- Jackson's Supporters Recruit Him To Run For President Of The Nbc -- Jackson's Supporters Recruit Him To Olivet -- Leaders At Olivet Recruit Jackson -- Primrose Funches Recruits Jackson To Olivet -- Deacon Griffin Closes The Deal With Jackson -- Welcome To Olivet: A Unanimous Vote By The Board And Membership The New President Of The Nbc Congratulates Jackson -- A Train Bound For Chicago -- 5 The Greatest Young Preacher Ever Lived -- Reaching A New Wave Of Black Southern Migrants -- Jackson At Olivet: Ambitious Leader, Powerful Preacher, Race Relations Advocate -- Olivet Reaches A New Level Of Prominence -- 6 The Man Who Would Be President -- The Election Impasse Of 1947: You Are A Younger Man -- The Election Of 1953: We Are Going To Clean House Tonight -- The Man Who Would Be President -- No More Hills To Climb -- 7 Cracks In The Foundations The New President Embraces Ecumenism And Speaks Out On Civil Rights -- A Battle For Leadership Of The Nbc -- 8 Schism Was In The Air -- Jackson And The Kings: The Rise And Fall Of Their Alliance -- Gardner C. Taylor And The Nbc Election Of 1960 -- The Last Man Standing -- 9 Don't Be Angry, Let Me Stay -- Jackson's Views On Civil