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:
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:
Bannside Presbyterian Church (Banbridge, Northern Ireland) worship, 2021.
Description:
Rev. Nibs Stroupe preaching.
Creator:
Bannside Presbyterian Church (Banbridge, Northern Ireland) (creator), Stroupe, Nibs. (speaker)
Subject names:
Bannside Presbyterian Church (Banbridge, Northern Ireland)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Banbridge (Northern Ireland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181691
Title:
How Long O Lord: Existential Martyrdom and Black Suffering, 2021.
Description:
Union Presbyterian Seminary (Charlotte, N.C.) Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation webinar.
Creator:
Union Presbyterian Seminary (Charlotte, N.C.) (creator)
Subject names:
Union Presbyterian Seminary (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:181688
Title:
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church (Springfield, Mass.) news coverage, 2021.
Description:
News coverage of arson of MLK Community Presbyterian Church.
Creator:
WGGB-TV (Television station : Springfield, Mass.) (creator)
Subject names:
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church (Springfield, Mass.)
Topics:
Arson--United States., Hate crimes--United States., Racism--United States--21st century., African American churches--Fires and fire prevention--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Springfield (Mass.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181680
Title:
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church (Springfield, Mass.) worship, 2021.
Description:
Worship following arson attack by a white supremacist on the church building.
Creator:
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church (Springfield, Mass.) (creator)
Subject names:
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church (Springfield, Mass.)
Topics:
Arson--United States., Hate crimes--United States., Racism--United States--21st century., African American churches--Fires and fire prevention--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Springfield (Mass.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181679
Title:
Liberty Community Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis, Minn) worship, 2021.
Creator:
Liberty Community Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis, Minn.) (creator)
Subject names:
Liberty Community Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Minneapolis (Minn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181678
Title:
Ginter Park Presbyterian Church (Richmond, Va.) sermon, 2021.
Description:
Sermon given by Jess Cook, "Who We Are."
Creator:
Ginter Park Presbyterian Church (Richmond, Va.) (creator), Cook, Jess. (speaker)
Subject names:
Ginter Park Presbyterian Church (Richmond, Va.), More Light Presbyterians.
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Richmond (Va.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181677
Title:
Heartland Presbytery calls on Kansas City Police Chief to resign, 2021.
Description:
After Kansas City police chief Rick Smith blocked two criminal complaints against police officers, Heartland Presbytery joined the National Urban league and other groups in calling for the chief's ouster and a federal Department of Justice investigation into patterns of KCPD brutality.
Creator:
WDAF-TV (Television station : Kansas City, Mo.) (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Presbytery of Heartland.
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
Kansas City (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181676
Title:
Abolitionist Advent.
Description:
Web site for Abolitionist Advent, a collaboration between three organizations (Fellowship of Reconciliation, More Light Presbyterians, and Presbyterian Peace Fellowship) and additional thought-partners Rev. Lindsay Anderson, Myles Markham, Minister Candace Simpson, and Rev. Annanda Barclay.
Creator:
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) (creator), More Light Presbyterians. (creator), Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. (creator), Anderson, Lindsay. (contributor), Markham, Myles. (contributor), Simpson, Candace. (contributor), Barclay, Annanda. (contributor)
Subject names:
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.), More Light Presbyterians., Presbyterian Peace Fellowship., Anderson, Lindsay., Markham, Myles., Simpson, Candace., Barclay, Annanda.
Topics:
Police--United States., Prisons--United States., Abolitionists--United States., Prison reform--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:177405

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