Coming through the Fire: Surviving Race and Place in America by Eric C. Lincoln

Coming through the Fire: Surviving Race and Place in America by Eric C. Lincoln

Eric C. Lincoln

1924-2000

Eric C. Lincoln, born and raised in Athens, Alabama, overcame early challenges to become a prominent academic figure. After completing his secondary education at Trinity School, he pursued higher education through night classes at the University of Chicago while serving in the US Navy. 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 and was renowned for his scholarly works on religion and the African American community. In addition to his academic pursuits, he authored a novel and a collection of poems, showcasing his diverse literary talents. 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.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1996

Coming through the Fire: Surviving Race and Place in America. Durhum, NC; Duke University Press, 1996.

AL Book Collection

Lincoln, Eric C., “Coming through the Fire: Surviving Race and Place in America by Eric C. Lincoln,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/8600.