Henry McNeal Turner
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The genius and theory of Methodist polity, or, The machinery of Methodism, practically illustrated through a series of questions and answers
An introduction to the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, directed towards "the neophyte ministry and laity of our church". Turner's book asks and then answers 1115 basic questions about church ideology, organization, administration, and history. He concludes the guide to the A.M.E. Church by providing the general rules and constitution of the church, as well as several blank versions of frequently used forms.
The barbarous decision of the United States Supreme Court declaring the Civil Rights Act unconstitutional and disrobing the Colored race of all civil protection
Turner criticizes the Supreme Court's decision to declare the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional. He reports the events leading up to this landmark Supreme Court decision and includes the text of the Civil Rights Act, approved by Congress on 1 March 1875. This text includes the October 1883 ruling, the majority opinion written by Associate Justice Joseph P. Bradley and the dissenting opinion by Associate Justice John M. Harlan. He concludes his pamphlet with a report from the Daily Republican of Washington, D.C. which featured speeches by Frederick Douglass and Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, a well-known lawyer and orator of the day.
African letters
Turner's first trip to Africa in 1893. Before arriving on the African continent, he visits the islands of Madeira, Teneriffe, and Great Canary Island where he describes in detail the people, culture, and religious life of each. Next, he recounts his welcome at the A.M.E. church in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Finally, he travels to Liberia, and makes plans for continuing missions there.