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History of Presbyterian General Assemblies--annual and now biennial meetings to review the work of the denomination and resolve controversies within the church. Featured image: Rev. Joan Salmon Campbell at the 202nd General Assembly, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 1990.

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Title:
181st General Assembly press releases regarding Black Manifesto and La Raza, 1969.
Description:
Press releases that spotlight the demands made at the 181st General Assembly in San Antonio, Texas, by James Forman of the National Black Economic Development Conference and Eliezer Risco of La Raza.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Council. (publisher), Forman, James, 1928-2005. (author), Risco, Eliezer. (author)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race., Forman, James, 1928-2005., Smith, John Coventry, 1903-, Risco, Eliezer., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference (1969 : Detroit, Mich.)
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., African Americans--Economic conditions., Hispanic Americans--Economic conditions.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:178705
Title:
182nd General Assembly, Chicago, Illinois, May 1970.
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Council on Church and Race exhibit.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (creator)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A General Assembly (182nd : 1970 : Chicago, Ill.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161378
Title:
182nd General Assembly, Chicago, Illinois, May 1970.
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Rev. Virgil Jones, Chairman of Standing Committee on Church and Race.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (creator)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A General Assembly (182nd : 1970 : Chicago, Ill.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race., Jones, Virgil.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Presbyterian Church--Clergy., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American Presbyterians.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161355
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:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (creator)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A General Assembly (182nd : 1970 : Chicago, Ill.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Holmes, Herman.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161351
Title:
181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Exhibit of Council on Church and Race.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Chicano movement--Exhibitions., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161332
Title:
181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Texas State Senator, Joseph P. Bernal speaks to the report of Standing Committee on Church and Race.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race., Bernal, Joe, 1927-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Mexican American legislators., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161330
Title:
181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Rev. Gayraud Wilmore, Chairman of Division of Church and Race, addresses the General Assembly.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race., Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American Presbyterians., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161322
Title:
181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Rev. Edler Hawkins, Chairman of Council on Church and Race, Rev. Gayraud Wilmore, Chairman of Division of Church and Race, and Rev. John Duley, Chairman Standing Committee on Church and Society.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Advisory Council on Church and Society., Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921-, Hawkins, Edler Garnett, 1908-1977., Duley, John.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American Presbyterians., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161288
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.)
Subject names:
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.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139009
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:
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)
Subject names:
Forman, James, 1928-2005., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Texas)
Topics:
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American Presbyterians., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116533
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:
Hawkins, Edler Garnett, 1908-1977. (speaker)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (176th : 1964 : Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American Presbyterians., Civil rights--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Oklahoma City (Okla.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116235
Title:
Commission on Religion and Race Display.
Description:
CORAR (Commission on Religion and Race) display at the National Assembly.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Ore.)
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Exhibitions.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5390

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