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:
Henry Mitchell, Gayraud Wilmore, Robert Franklin, and Walter Fluker at the Interdenominational Theological Center.
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921- (creator)
Subject names:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921---Archives., Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921-, Mitchell, Henry H., 1919-, Franklin, Robert Michael, 1954-, Fluker, Walter E., 1951-, Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, Ga.)
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American clergy., Interdenominational cooperation.
Geographic subjects:
Atlanta (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:160500
Title:
Vigil for detained Cuban refugees at Atlanta Federal Penintentiary.
Description:
Taken at a vigil in front of the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
Subject names:
United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia., Mariel Boatlift, 1980.
Topics:
Emigration and immigration., Immigration advocates--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States--Emigration and immigration., Cuba--Emigration and immigration., Atlanta (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:153419
Title:
Peace March in Atlanta.
Description:
Peace March in Atlanta on Easter Sunday, 1969 to honor the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's death and call for an end to the Vietnam War.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Anti-war demonstrations--Georgia--Atlanta--20th century., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--Georgia--Atlanta.
Geographic subjects:
Atlanta (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8102
Title:
Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr.
Description:
Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr., pastor emeritus of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Dr. King, father of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., addressed the General Assembly at its Monday evening business session on June 13, 1983.
Creator:
Presbyterian Lay Committee. (creator)
Subject names:
Andrews, James E., King, Martin Luther, 1899-1984., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.--History--20th century., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--History--20th century.
Topics:
Christian union--Presbyterian Church--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Atlanta (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7753
Title:
Demonstration in Atlanta.
Description:
Police arrest protesters in Atlanta.
Creator:
Lyon, Danny. (photographer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race--Archives.
Topics:
Civil rights demonstrations--Georgia--Atlanta., Police brutality--Georgia--Atlanta.
Geographic subjects:
Atlanta (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5406

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