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" When it emerged in the United States in 1852, the Young Men's Christian Association excluded blacks from membership in white branches but encouraged blacks to form their own associations and to join the Christian brotherhood on "separate but equal" terms. Light in the Darkness, the first comprehensive study of African Americans in the YMCA, is a compelling account of hope and success.Mjagkij, Nina is the author of 'Light in the Darkness African Americans and the Ymca, 1852-1946', published 2003 under ISBN 9780813190723 and ISBN 081319072X.
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