C. Eric Lincoln
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Brief Biography
C. Eric Lincoln was born and raised in Athens, Alabama. He took night classes at the University of Chicago before serving in the United States Navy during World War II. He went on to earn degrees in sociology, philosophy, divinity, and social ethics from institutions such as LeMoyne College, Fisk University, and Boston University. Lincoln held faculty positions at various universities, including Duke University, from which he retired in 1993, and was renowned for his scholarly works on religion and the African American community. In addition to his academic pursuits, he authored a novel, The Avenue: Clayton City, and a collection of poems, This Road Since Freedom. Despite facing health issues in his later years, Lincoln continued to contribute to the discourse on race in American culture through his thought-provoking essays, with his final publication being Coming Through the Fire in 1996. Lincoln passed away in 2000.
Publications
The Black Muslims in America. Boston; Beacon, 1961.
My Face is Black. Boston; Beacon, 1964.
The Negro Pilgrimage in America; the Coming of Age of Black Americans. New York; Bantam, 1967.
Is Anybody Listening? New York; Seabury, 1968.
The Black Americans. New York; Bantam, 1969.
Martin Luther King, Jr.; a Profile. New York; Hill & Wang, 1970.
The Black Church Since Frazier. New York; Schocken, 1974.
The Black Experience in Religion. New York; Anchor, 1974.
Beyond the Conventional. New Jersey; Multi-Ethnic Center for Ministry, Wesley House, Drew University, 1978-1981.
Have We Overcome? Race Relations Since Brown. Mississippi; University of Mississippi, 1979.
The Avenue; Clayton City. New York; Morrow, 1988.
Coming through the Fire: Surviving Race and Place in America. Durham; Duke University Press, 1996.
My Face is Black. Boston; Beacon, 1964.
The Negro Pilgrimage in America; the Coming of Age of Black Americans. New York; Bantam, 1967.
Is Anybody Listening? New York; Seabury, 1968.
The Black Americans. New York; Bantam, 1969.
Martin Luther King, Jr.; a Profile. New York; Hill & Wang, 1970.
The Black Church Since Frazier. New York; Schocken, 1974.
The Black Experience in Religion. New York; Anchor, 1974.
Beyond the Conventional. New Jersey; Multi-Ethnic Center for Ministry, Wesley House, Drew University, 1978-1981.
Have We Overcome? Race Relations Since Brown. Mississippi; University of Mississippi, 1979.
The Avenue; Clayton City. New York; Morrow, 1988.
Coming through the Fire: Surviving Race and Place in America. Durham; Duke University Press, 1996.
Themes
C. Eric Lincoln wrote nonfiction and fiction. His nonfiction centers on the Black American experience and focuses on themes of religion, racism, and civil rights. His novel is based on his own experiences growing up amidst racial segregation.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
Lincoln, C. Eric, “C. Eric Lincoln,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/629.