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Title: Conversations with Metz Rollins and Will Campbell, Tape 1, Part 1.
Description: Metz Rollins speaking about the civil rights movement at Ghost Ranch (Abiquiú, New Mexico) on July 19, 1983. Rollins speaks about the history of the civil rights movement in the United States, his time in Tallahassee, Florida (including his arrest for aiding Florida A&M University students in the Tallahassee city bus boycott), his time in Nashville, Tennessee (including his participation in the Nashville sit-ins), and the Freedom Rides organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Part 1 of 12.
Creator Name(s): Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926- (speaker)
Date Created: 1983, July 19, 1983, July 19, 1983
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926-
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights workers--United States., African American clergy., African American Presbyterians., Civil rights demonstrations.
Geographic subjects: United States., United States., North and Central America--United States--New Mexico--Rio Arriba--Abiquiu
Physical Location: RG 540, Box 200; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Advisory Council on Church and Society Records, circa 1916-2002.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-540
Identifier (local): Conversations_metz_rollins_tape_1_part_1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:344307

Title: Melva Costen unedited Living History interview, part 1.
Description: Melva Costen, wife of former general assembly moderator James Costen, discusses her musical life inside and outside the Presbyterian church, and her family's involvement in the Civil Rights movement.
Creator Name(s): Costen, Melva Wilson, 1933- (interviewee)
Date Created: 2013
Name Subject(s): Costen, Melva Wilson, 1933-
Topical Subject(s): African American civil rights workers., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): 20131007205731
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:124561

Title: Martin Luther King, Jr., "Paul's Letter to American Christians".
Description: Address by King delivered at COEMAR breakfast, Presbyterian General Assembly, 1958. Second-generation dub from original recording in 89-0626c.
Creator Name(s): King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. (speaker)
Date Created: 1958, June 3, 1958, June 3, 1958
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (170th : 1958 : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--United States., Social justice--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: United States., North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Allegheny, Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Physical Location: TAPE 665; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Martin Luther King, Jr. [at the] 1958 Pittsburgh/G.A [sound recording].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=173
Identifier (local): tape665
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:146281

Title: 181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description: James Forman, spokesman for National Black Economic Development Conference, addresses the General Assembly.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (creator), Griffing, Fred. (photographer)
Date Created: 1969, May 14-21, 1969
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Forman, James, 1928-2005.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers.
Geographic subjects: San Antonio (Tex.), North and Central America--United States--Texas--Bexar--San Antonio
Physical Location: SLIDES B28 (18); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: 181st General Assembly [slide].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1917
Identifier (local): ds6644
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161300

Title: 181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description: James Forman, spokesman for National Black Economic Development Conference, addresses the General Assembly.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (creator), Griffing, Fred. (photographer)
Date Created: 1969, May 14-21, 1969
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Forman, James, 1928-2005.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers.
Geographic subjects: San Antonio (Tex.), North and Central America--United States--Texas--Bexar--San Antonio
Physical Location: SLIDES B28 (10); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: 181st General Assembly [slide].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1917
Identifier (local): ds6645
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161282

Title: 181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description: Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: James Forman, spokesman for National Black Economic Development Conference, addresses the General Assembly.
Date Created: 1969, May 14-21, 1969
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Forman, James, 1928-2005.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers.
Geographic subjects: San Antonio (Tex.), North and Central America--United States--Texas--Bexar--San Antonio
Physical Location: SLIDES B95 (18); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: 181st General Assembly set [slide].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1854
Identifier (local): slides_b95_18
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161319

Title: 181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description: Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Close-up of James Forman.
Date Created: 1969, May 14-21, 1969
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Forman, James, 1928-2005.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers.
Geographic subjects: San Antonio (Tex.), North and Central America--United States--Texas--Bexar--San Antonio
Physical Location: SLIDES B95 (19); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: 181st General Assembly set [slide].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1854
Identifier (local): slides_b95_19
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161321

Title: Strategy meeting for student demonstration, circa 1960's.
Date Created: 1960, ca. 1960's
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Atlantic.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights demonstrations--United States., African American Presbyterians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 395, Box 1, Folder 9; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. African American Synods Collection, 1873-1988.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-395
Identifier (local): ds5761
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:104616

Title: Martin Luther King, Jr., "Paul's Letter to American Christians," tape 1.
Description: Sermon delivered to the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Missions and Relations on prognosis for mission work, social justice, etc., at a meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa., June 3, 1958.
Creator Name(s): King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. (speaker)
Date Created: 1958, June 3, 1958, June 3, 1958
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions., Civil rights--United States., Social justice--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Allegheny, United States., Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 89-0626c; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations, 1958.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjAz&qrs=
Identifier (local): 89-0626c_mllk_coemar_tape1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4870

Title: Black manifesto, May 15, 1969.
Description: Presentation of UPCUSA General Council to the General Assembly by Eliezer Risco, Obed Lopez, Gayraud Wilmore, James Forman, Metz Rollins, and Edler G. Hawkins to the 181st General Assembly, May 15, 1969, on Forman's Black Manifesto and racial reconciliation.
Creator Name(s): Risco, Eliezer. (speaker), Lopez, Obed. (speaker), Wilmore, Gayraud S. (speaker), Forman, James, 1928-2005. (speaker), Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926- (speaker), Hawkins, Edler Garnett, 1908-1977. (speaker)
Date Created: 1969, May 15, 1969
Name Subject(s): Forman, James, 1928-2005., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Texas)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American Presbyterians., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: San Antonio (Tex.), North and Central America--United States--Texas--San Antonio
Physical Location: TAPE 1178; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Black manifesto and related demands] [sound recording].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=459
Identifier (local): tape1178_black_manifesto
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116533

Title: Martin Luther King, Jr., "Paul's Letter to American Christians," tape 2.
Description: Sermon delivered to the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Missions and Relations on prognosis for mission work, social justice, etc., at a meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa., June 3, 1958.
Creator Name(s): King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. (speaker)
Date Created: 1958, June 3, 1958, June 3, 1958
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions., Civil rights--United States., Social justice--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Allegheny, United States., Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 89-0626c; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations, 1958.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjAz&qrs=
Identifier (local): 89-0626c_mllk_coemar_tape2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4871

Title: Edler G. Hawkins speech, 1964.
Description: Edler Hawkins speaking on the role of the Presbyterian Church in the civil rights struggle. Presented at General Assembly, probably 1964.
Creator Name(s): Hawkins, Edler Garnett, 1908-1977. (speaker)
Date Created: 1964, ca. 1964
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (176th : 1964 : Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Topical Subject(s): Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American Presbyterians., Civil rights--United States.
Geographic subjects: Oklahoma City (Okla.), North and Central America--United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
Physical Location: MOTIONPIC A99; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Civil rights speech by Edler Hawkins [motion picture].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1693
Identifier (local): A99 Edler G Hawkins 1964
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116235

Title: 182nd General Assembly, Chicago, Illinois, May 1970.
Description: Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Mr. Herman Holmes, Acting Director, National Black Economic Development Conference.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (creator)
Date Created: 1970, May 20-27, 1970
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A General Assembly (182nd : 1970 : Chicago, Ill.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Holmes, Herman.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Chicago (Ill.), North and Central America--United States--Illinois--Cook--Chicago
Physical Location: SLIDES B49 (14); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: 182nd General Assembly set [slide].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1794
Identifier (local): slides_b49_14
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161351

Title: Black Manifesto Leadership at 181st General Assembly, 1969.
Description: Spokesmen for black- and brown-power organizations outline their positions at press conference following Assembly session. From left: Obed Lopez, of the Latin American Defense Organization; Eliezer Risco, of La Raza; James Forman, of the National Black Economic Development Conference; the Rev. Gayraud S. Wilmore, chairman of the Presbyterian Division of Church and Race; the Rev. J. Metz Rollins, of the National Committee of Black Churchmen; the Rev. Willis C. Tabor, of Black Presbyterians United; and the Rev. Frank H. Heinze, of the Presbyterian Office of Information. (From Presbyterian Life, June 15, 1969, p. 8, "Challenge and response" article.)
Date Created: 1969, May 1969, May 1969
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Texas), Lopez, Obed., Risco, Eliezer., Forman, James, 1928-2005., Wilmore, Gayraud S., Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926-, Tabor, Willis C., Heinze, Frank H., Latin American Defense Organization (Chicago, Ill.), National Black Economic Development Conference (1969 : Detroit, Mich.), National Black Presbyterians United.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: San Antonio (Tex.), North and Central America--United States--Bexar--Texas--San Antonio
Physical Location: MI P97; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): ds6222
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:139009

Title: Presbyterians in the Civil Rights Movement Consultation (Atlanta, GA), 1995.
Description: Reunion of Presbyterian staff involved in the Civil Rights Movement. From left: Clint Marsh, Dean Lewis, Frank Gordon, Jack McClendon, Gay Wilmore, Gene Turner, Reg Hawkins, Bob Shirley, Lee Swann, Gene Farlough, Dave Ramage, Vera Swann, Rita Dixon, Oscar McCloud, Mary Jane Patterson, W. D. Tolbert, Mike Elligan, Jim Costen, Lillian Anthony, Phil Young, Bryant George, Mildred Brown.
Creator Name(s): McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936- (creator)
Date Created: 1995, August 17-18, 1995, August 17-18, 1995
Name Subject(s): McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936---Archives., McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936-
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Atlanta (Ga.), North and Central America--United States--Georgia--Fulton--Atlanta
Physical Location: RG 523, Box 12, Folder 25; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: J. Oscar McCloud Papers, 1954-2010.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-523
Identifier (local): ds6613
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:160508

Title: Rev. Bruce William Klunder memorial address by Eugene Carson Blake.
Description: Transcript of Dr. Eugene Carson Blake's memorial address for Rev. Bruce William Klunder, a white Presbyterian minister and civil rights activist who died after he was run over by a bulldozer while protesting the construction of a segregated school in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Blake delivered the eulogy at Klunder's funeral services at Church of the Covenant.
Creator Name(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (author)
Date Created: 1964, April 1964, April 1964
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Klunder, Bruce W., 1937-1964--Death and burial., Klunder, Bruce W., 1937-1964.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights workers--Ohio--Cleveland., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--Ohio--Cleveland., Funeral service--Ohio--Cleveland., Segregation in education--Ohio--Cleveland.
Geographic subjects: Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Cleveland (Ohio), North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Cuyahoga--Cleveland
Physical Location: RG 3, Box 17, Folder 20; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene Carson Blake Papers, 1940-1966.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-3
Identifier (local): rg3_b17_f20_klunder_blake_address
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:344177

Title: Women in Theology and Ministry Oral History Program oral history interview with Melva Costen.
Description: Text transcribed from front of DVD: WTM Oral History Project - Melva Costen - October 1, 2008. Interview conducted at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Creator Name(s): Moore, Mary Elizabeth, 1945- (interviewer), Costen, Melva Wilson, 1933-2023. (interviewee)
Date Created: 2008, October 1, 2008, October 1, 2008
Name Subject(s): Costen, Melva Wilson, 1933-2023., Costen, James Hutten, 1931-2003., Costen, Melva Wilson, 1933-2023--Archives., Costen, James Hutten, 1931-2003--Archives., Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, Ga.)
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., African American leadership., African American Christian educators., Music--Religious aspects., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States, United States.
Physical Location: RG 538, Box 1, Folder 14; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: James and Melva Costen Papers, 1934-2019.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-538
Identifier (local): Melva_interview_2008
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:300798

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