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Valerie Cooper

Associate Professor of Religion and Society and Black Church Studies
Divinity School
Duke PO Box 90968, Durham, NC 27708-0968

In the News


Published November 20, 2015
Valerie Cooper quoted: The religious fundamentalists are losing
Published September 22, 2015
Valerie Cooper comments: Israel courts African-American evangelicals, despite some hurdles
Published June 30, 2015
Valerie Cooper quoted: The deep racial division in American churches
Published June 22, 2015
Attack Targeted 'Beating Heart of Black Communities'
Published June 22, 2015
Valerie Cooper: The long history of brutality against blacks at worship
Published June 19, 2015
Valerie Cooper comments: Slain Pastor Clementa Pinckney’s mission suited his storied church
Published June 19, 2015
Valerie Cooper: Attack follows a long history of violence against African-American churches
Published June 18, 2015
News Tip: Charleston Church Shooting Harkens Back to a Brutal Past, Duke Expert Says
Published June 18, 2015
Charleston Church Shooting a Reminder of Past Race Atrocities, Duke Scholar Says