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The black church has been a touchstone for political action and mobilization. Candidates and political parties have gone to black churches to find voters, campaign workers,and community organizers. Church leadership, clergy, members were hands on during the civil rights movement and provided a meeting place for strategies, regrouping, and rest. Black church members have the opportunity to receive economic and psychological resources necessary for political action.The church provides voter education and political information that those who do not attend would have to navigate and find on their own. On their own, the unchurched and under-resourced may fall victim to misinformation that is created to erect hurdles for black political participation.