David Emmanuel GoatleyAfrican-AmericanAin’t Gonna Lay My ‘Ligion Down: African American Religion in the South. – book reviewsConvinced of the connection between religion and culture, Alonzo Johnson and Paul Jersild have attempted to contribute to a greater understanding of African Americans and their culturally religious ideas. Ain’t Gonna Lay My `Ligion Down: African American Religion in the South moves toward this end by examining aspects of the connectedness of Black and southern religion and culture.July 10, 2007Page 1 of 1