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Title:Description:Greenville, Miss.--A tenant family near Greenville. The Delta Ministry is attempting to help such families understand their rights as citizens, and to provide job training and new housing, in some cases, at "Freedom City." [People of the Delta five part series, photo 1 of 5.]Creator:Fujihira, Toge. (photographer)Subject names:Delta Ministry of Mississippi., Religious News Service--ArchivesTopics:African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--20th century., African Americans--Suffrage--Mississippi--20th century., Civil rights movements--Mississippi--20th century.Geographic subjects:Greenville (Miss.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7384
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Title:Description:Hattiesburg, Miss.--Posters in the window of the Hattiesburg, Miss. offices of the National Council of Churches' Mississippi Delta Ministry call attention to various phases of the long-range relief, rehabilitation and education program among impoverished Negroes and whites. Hailed by many and criticized by others, largely for its encouragement of the Negro voter registration and efforts to organize laborers, the Ministry is the first such project in this country to receive support from the World Council of Churches. Headquartered in Greenville, Ministry centers also are maintained in Cleveland, Hattiesburg and McComb, Miss.Creator:Hilton, Bruce. (photographer)Subject names:Delta Ministry of Mississippi., Religious News Service--Archives.Topics:Civil rights movements--Mississippi--20th century.Geographic subjects:Hattiesburg (Miss.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7369
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Title:Description:Mississippi Delta residents await their turn to start the process of registering to vote. Encouraging the impoverished residents of the state to take advantage of their voting rights is a key phase of the National Council of Churches' Delta Ministry. | Text transcribed from original caption: Mississippi Delta Negroes await their turn to start the process of registering to vote. Encouraging the impoverished residents of the state to take advantage of their voting rights is a key phase of the National Council of Churches' Delta Ministry.Creator:Hilton, Bruce. (photographer)Subject names:Delta Ministry of Mississippi., Religious News Service--Archives.Topics:African Americans--Suffrage--Mississippi--20th century., Voter registration--Mississippi--20th century.Geographic subjects:Mississippi.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7163
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Description:[Photo proofs of Mount Beulah, Mississippi.]Creator:Basom, Nash. (photographer)Subject names:Delta Ministry of Mississippi.Geographic subjects:Mississippi.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7118
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Title:Description:Documents the agency of the National Council of Churches offering economic and social welfare assistance to the underprivileged in the delta area of Mississippi.Creator:Roos, Barbara. (contributor), Thompson, Ken. (contributor)Subject names:Delta Ministry., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.Topics:Missions--Mississippi., African Americans--Missions.Geographic subjects:Delta (Miss. : Region)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:4288
