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:
Malcolm X in conversation with Presbyterian executives, 1964, reel 1.
Description:
Recorded in the Board Room of the Board of National Missions, Interchurch Center, New York, NY in 1964. Conversations between Malcolm X and executives from various Presbyterian agencies and boards. Executives present include: Dr. Archie R. Crouch, Rev. Bryant George, Dr. Kenneth Neigh, Dr. David Ramage, Dr. Harry Stearns, Rev. Matthew H. Thies, Dr. Gayraud S. Willmore, Jr. Others present have not been identified.
Creator:
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965. (speaker), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. (producer)
Subject names:
Crouch, Archie R., 1909-1999., George, Bryant, 1927-2007., Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996., Ramage, David., Stearns, Harry L., 1900-1985., Thies, Matthew Henry, 1923-1985., Wilmore, Gayraud S., 1921-2020., X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.
Topics:
African American leadership., African American clergy--Political activity., African Americans--Civil rights., Church and social problems--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Islam.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346909
Title:
Malcolm X in conversation with Presbyterian executives, 1964, reel 4.
Description:
Recorded in the Board Room of the Board of National Missions, Interchurch Center, New York, NY in 1964. Conversations between Malcolm X and executives from various Presbyterian agencies and boards. Executives present include: Dr. Archie R. Crouch, Rev. Bryant George, Dr. Kenneth Neigh, Dr. David Ramage, Dr. Harry Stearns, Rev. Matthew H. Thies, Dr. Gayraud S. Willmore, Jr. Others present have not been identified.
Creator:
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965. (speaker), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. (producer)
Subject names:
Crouch, Archie R., 1909-1999., George, Bryant, 1927-2007., Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996., Ramage, David., Stearns, Harry L., 1900-1985., Thies, Matthew Henry, 1923-1985., Wilmore, Gayraud S., 1921-2020., X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.
Topics:
African American leadership., African American clergy--Political activity., African Americans--Civil rights., Church and social problems--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Islam.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346908
Title:
Malcolm X in conversation with Presbyterian executives, 1964, reel 3.
Description:
Recorded in the Board Room of the Board of National Missions, Interchurch Center, New York, NY in 1964. Conversations between Malcolm X and executives from various Presbyterian agencies and boards. Executives present include: Dr. Archie R. Crouch, Rev. Bryant George, Dr. Kenneth Neigh, Dr. David Ramage, Dr. Harry Stearns, Rev. Matthew H. Thies, Dr. Gayraud S. Willmore, Jr. Others present have not been identified.
Creator:
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965. (speaker), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. (producer)
Subject names:
Crouch, Archie R., 1909-1999., George, Bryant, 1927-2007., Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996., Ramage, David., Stearns, Harry L., 1900-1985., Thies, Matthew Henry, 1923-1985., Wilmore, Gayraud S., 1921-2020., X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.
Topics:
African American leadership., African American clergy--Political activity., African Americans--Civil rights., Church and social problems--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects-- Islam.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346907
Title:
Council on Church and Race, circa 1965.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: William, Patterson, A. McClean, Ben Clark, ? Dr. King Miss Althea William, Att. Clarence Mayfield
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000., William, Althea., Mayfield, Clarence., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Clark, Ben.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., African Americans--Civil rights.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344032
Title:
Council on Church and Race, circa 1965.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., African Americans--Civil rights., Civil rights demonstrations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344031
Title:
Council on Church and Race, circa 1965.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: R-L Dr King + Mr Williams Dr King is receiving Man of the year presented from Mr Williams
Creator:
Mobley, Bob. (photographer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000., Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., African Americans--Civil rights.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344030
Title:
Council on Church and Race, circa 1965.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions. (publisher), Elkins, Joseph. (photographer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., African Americans--Civil rights.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344029
Title:
Gayraud Wilmore interviewed by J. Oscar McCloud, 1982.
Description:
Oral history recorded May 20, 1982 in Rochester, N.Y.
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (interviewee), McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
African Americans--Civil rights., Segregation in education--United States., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American clergy.
Geographic subjects:
United States--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133228
Title:
Gayraud Wilmore interviewed by J. Oscar McCloud, 1982.
Description:
Oral history recorded May 20, 1982 in Rochester, N.Y.
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (interviewee), McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race., Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-, Forman, James, 1928-2005., National Black Economic Development Conference (1969 : Detroit, Mich.), Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Topics:
African Americans--Civil rights., African American clergy, Segregation in education--United States., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
United States--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133227
Title:
Gayraud Wilmore interviewed by J. Oscar McCloud, 1981.
Description:
Oral history recorded December 23, 1981 in Newark, N.J.
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (interviewee), McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race., Student Christian Movement., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.).
Topics:
African Americans--Civil rights., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American clergy., Segregation in education--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133226
Title:
Gayraud Wilmore interviewed by J. Oscar McCloud, 1981.
Description:
Oral history recorded December 23, 1981 in Newark, N.J.
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (interviewee), McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race., Student Christian Movement., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Topics:
African Americans--Civil rights., Segregation in education--United States., African American clergy., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
United States--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133225
Title:
Gayraud Wilmore interviewed by J. Oscar McCloud, 1981-1982.
Description:
Oral history recorded December 23, 1981 and May 20, 1982 in Newark, N.J. and Rochester, N.Y.
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (interviewee), McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
African Americans--Civil rights., Segregation in education--United States., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American clergy.
Geographic subjects:
United States--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133224
Title:
The African's right to citizenship.
Topics:
African Americans--Colonization, African Americans--Civil rights.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:112868

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