Civil rights, protests, and social reformers

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History of Presbyterian and ecumenical involvement in civil rights movements, protests, and social justice issues, as well as individual social reformers and activists. Featured image: Presbyterian peacemaking rally to freeze nuclear weapons, 1985.

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Title:
The Church and Draft Information
Description:
Pamphlet regarding conscientious objection to the Vietnam War. Published by the Emergency Ministry on Conscience and War.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Emergency Ministry on Conscience and War--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Emergency Ministry on Conscience and War.
Topics:
Draft--United States--20th century., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Conscientious objectors., Conscientious objection--United States--20th century., Conscientious objection--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
United States--History--Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Conscientious objectors.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:284902
Title:
Presbyterians and the Draft.
Description:
Written by Ralph D. Nyland, chairman of the Draft Counseling Committee at Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church in DeWitt, New York.
Creator:
Nyland, Ralph D. (author)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Emergency Ministry on Conscience and War--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbyterian Service Committee for Religious Objectors., Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church (De Witt, N.Y.)
Topics:
Draft--United States--20th century., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Conscientious objectors., Conscientious objection--United States--20th century., Conscientious objection--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
United States--History--Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Conscientious objectors.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:284897
Title:
To Be a Conscientious Objector.
Description:
Pamphlet regarding conscientious objection to the Vietnam War. Published by the Presbyterian Service Committee for Religious Objectors.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Emergency Ministry on Conscience and War--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbyterian Service Committee for Religious Objectors.
Topics:
Draft--United States--20th century., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Conscientious objectors., Conscientious objection--United States--20th century., Conscientious objection--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
United States--History--Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Conscientious objectors.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:284884
Title:
Letter from Gwen Patton Woods to L. William Yolton, February 16, 1970.
Description:
Letter addressed to Rev. L. William Yolton, Secretary of the Emergency Ministry on Conscience and War, written by Gwen Patton Woods of the National Association of Black Students.
Creator:
Patton, Gwendolyn M., 1943- (author), Yolton, L. William (Leroy William), 1930- (addressee)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Emergency Ministry on Conscience and War--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Emergency Ministry on Conscience and War.
Topics:
Draft--United States--20th century., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements.
Geographic subjects:
United States--History--Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:284880
Title:
Gayraud Wilmore, “The Significance of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner for us Today"
Description:
Video lecture delivered for New York Theological Seminary, 30 March 1988.
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921-2020. (speaker)
Subject names:
New York Theological Seminary., Turner, Henry McNeal, 1834-1915.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280761
Title:
Martin Luther King Jr., "The church on the frontier of racial tension," 1965.
Description:
Address delivered at the Christian Action Conference, Montreat, N.C., August 1965.
Creator:
King, Martin Luther, 1929-1968., Jr. (speaker)
Subject names:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topics:
Social justice--Religious aspects--Christianity., Racism--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280656
Title:
Restorative Justice: Toward Nonviolence.
Description:
The Discussion on Crime and Justice Continues by the Rev. Virginia Mackey. A discussion, study, and action resource which calls upon individuals, groups, and congregations in the Presbyterian Church to work towards establishing a restorative criminal justice model that provides a nonviolent alternative to imprisonment.
Creator:
Mackey, Virginia. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program.
Topics:
Social justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Restorative justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280498
Title:
Liberation Community Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tenn.) worship, July 5, 2020.
Description:
Rev. Oscar Sueing preaching.
Creator:
Liberation Community Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tenn.) (creator)
Subject names:
Sueing, Oscar., Liberation Community Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tenn.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:182032
Title:
Liberation Community Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tenn.) worship, June 7, 2020.
Description:
Rev. Oscar Sueing preaching.
Creator:
Liberation Community Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tenn.) (creator)
Subject names:
Sueing, Oscar, Liberation Community Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tenn.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:182031
Title:
Milton Arthur Galamison school boycott, 1964-1965.
Description:
Materials related to the New York City school boycott orchestrated by Milton Arthur Galamison, pastor of Siloam Presbyterian Church. Galamison and hundreds of students marched through Harlem in protest of the continued segregation of New York's public schools, and the mistreatment of Black and Puerto Rican children.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of New York City--Archives., Galamison, Milton A. (Milton Arthur), 1923-1988., Siloam Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
African American clergy--New York (State)--New York., African American Presbyterians--New York (State)--New York., Boycotts--New York (State)--New York., Segregation in education--New York (State)--New York., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181881
Title:
Trinity Presbyterian Church (Tallahassee, Fla.), 1955-1962.
Description:
PCUS Department of Negro Work subject file on Metz Rollins and Trinity Presbyterian Church (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of Church Extension. Division of Negro Work. (creator)
Subject names:
Trinity Presbyterian Church (Tallahassee, Fla.), First Presbyterian Church (Tallahassee, Fla.), Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926-2009.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181761
Title:
Covenant Presbyterian Church (Greensboro, N.C.) sermon, 2020.
Description:
"The Fierce Urgency of Now," by Rev. Mark Sandlin.
Creator:
Covenant Presbyterian Church (Greensboro, N.C.) (creator), Sandlin, Mark. (speaker)
Subject names:
Covenant Presbyterian Church (Greensboro, N.C.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Greensboro (N.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181726
Title:
Memorial Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, N.C.) worship, 2021.
Description:
"Peace, Peace, Where There Is No Peace," by Rev. Rodney Sadler Jr.
Creator:
Memorial Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, N.C.) (creator), Sadler, Rodney, Jr. (speaker)
Subject names:
Memorial Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Charlotte (N.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181725
Title:
Cedar Park Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pentecost worship, 2020.
Creator:
Cedar Park Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pentecost worship, 2020 (creator)
Subject names:
Cedar Park Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pentecost worship, 2020
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181724
Title:
Calvary Presbyterian Church (San Francisco, Calif.) sermon, 2016.
Description:
On the church's Black Lives Matter banner and discussions with the San Francisco Police Department.
Creator:
Calvary Presbyterian Church (San Francisco, Calif.) (creator)
Subject names:
Calvary Presbyterian Church (San Francisco, Calif.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
San Francisco (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181723
Title:
Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) worship, 2020.
Description:
Worship in wake of Philadelphia police murder of Walter Wallace Jr.
Creator:
Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181722
Title:
Supplee Presbyterian Church (Maple Glen, Pa.) prayer, 2020.
Description:
Prayer video in wake of Philadelphia police murder of Walter Wallace Jr.
Creator:
Supplee Presbyterian Church (Maple Glen, Pa.) (creator)
Subject names:
Supplee Presbyterian Church (Maple Glen, Pa.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Montgomery County (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181721
Title:
Woodland Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, N.C.) worship, 2020.
Creator:
Woodland Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, N.C.) (creator)
Subject names:
Woodland Presbyterian Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Charlotte (N.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181720
Title:
Vigil for Justice for Breonna Taylor, 2020.
Description:
News coverage of PC(USA) vigil for Breonna Taylor.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Nelson, J. Herbert, II.
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Louisville (Ky.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181719
Title:
Westwood Presbyterian Church (Louisville, Ky.) worship, 2020.
Creator:
Westwood Presbyterian Church (Louisville, Ky.) (creator)
Subject names:
Westwood Presbyterian Church (Louisville, Ky.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Louisville (Ky.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181718

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