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:
"Color Us Presbyterian:" The Challenge of Anti-Racism and Diversity in the Future of the PC(USA).
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921- (author)
Subject names:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921---Archives., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American Presbyterians.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:160431
Title:
"Justice and Only Justice" bulletin insert.
Description:
Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program's "Justice and Only Justice" church bulletin insert for February 14, 1993. Makes reference to the recent beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.
Creator:
Turner, Otis, 1940-. (author), Lancaster, Kathy. (author), Rau, Harold M., 1940-. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Social Justice and Peacemaking Ministry Unit--Archives., Presbyterian Criminal Justice Program., King, Rodney, 1965-2012.
Topics:
Social justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Social justice--United States--20th century., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:178101
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:
181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Eliezer Risco, editor of La Raza and spokesman for Mexican-Americans.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), Risco, Eliezer.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Chicano movement., Mexican American political activists.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161287
Title:
181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description:
James Forman, spokesman for National Black Economic Development Conference, addresses the General Assembly.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (creator), Griffing, Fred. (photographer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Forman, James, 1928-2005.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161300
Title:
181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description:
James Forman, spokesman for National Black Economic Development Conference, addresses the General Assembly.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (creator), Griffing, Fred. (photographer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Forman, James, 1928-2005.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161282
Title:
181st General Assembly, San Antonio, Texas, May 1969.
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Close-up of James Forman.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Forman, James, 1928-2005.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161321
Title:
182nd General Assembly, Chicago, Illinois, May 1970.
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Father Luis Haramillo reports on La Nueva Raza (the Chicano movement.)
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.), Jaramillo, Luis.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Chicano movement., Mexican American clergy., Mexican American political activists.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161366
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:
182nd General Assembly, Chicago, Illinois, May 1970.
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Representatives of Women's Liberation.
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.), Women's Liberation Movement (Chicago, Ill.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Women political activists., Feminism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161352
Title:
1971 Functions, Priorities, Limiting Commitments of the Department of Church and Society.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Church and Society. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Church and Society.
Topics:
Church and the world.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344192
Title:
1991 General Assembly silent protest.
Description:
Silent march by gay and lesbian Presbyterians and their allies in plenary of the 203rd General Assembly of the PC(USA), introduced by moderator Herb Valentine. Media services identifier PM 91-013.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Mission Agency. Media Services.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (203rd : 1991 : Baltimore, Md.), Valentine, Herbert Duncan, 1935-
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Baltimore (Md.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145297
Title:
A 30-Year History of the More Light Movement at Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church and in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 1969-1999.
Description:
Includes the story of Rev. David Sindt, founder of the Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns.
Subject names:
Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.)--History., More Light Presbyterians., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns., Sindt, David, 1940-1986.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:153440
Title:
A Call and Response to Anti-Black Violence Challenged to Transform.
Description:
Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.) chapel service, "A Call and Response to Anti-Black Violence: Challenged to Transform." Message by EDS at Union Dean Kelly Brown Douglas, and music by Jeannine Otis.
Creator:
Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.) (creator), Douglas, Kelly Brown. (speaker)
Subject names:
Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181633
Title:
A Correlation Between the Action-Norms Within the Religious Ethics of Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Description:
Written by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G., Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Thurman, Howard, 1900-1981.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American civil rights workers., Christian ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:175291
Title:
A History of Social Justice at Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church in Chicago.
Description:
Also includes a brief history of its predecessor churches dating back to 1843.
Subject names:
Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.)--History., More Light Presbyterians., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns., Sindt, David, 1940-1986.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church., Social justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:153445
Title:
A time to hate and a time to love.
Description:
Trina Faulus, Elise Adjali, Unita Blackwell photographed with a delegate. Wednesday July 8, 1970: A time to hate and a time to love.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Women., Blackwell, Unita, 1933-, Adjali, Elise.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7083
Title:
A voice from South Africa, side 1.
Creator:
Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946- (speaker), Cunningham, Sarah. (speaker)
Subject names:
Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946-, United Presbyterian Women. National Meeting (1982 : Purdue University)
Topics:
Blacks--South Africa.
Geographic subjects:
South Africa--Social conditions., South Africa--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116463
Title:
A voice from South Africa, side 2.
Creator:
Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946- (speaker), Cunningham, Sarah. (speaker)
Subject names:
Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946-, United Presbyterian Women. National Meeting (1982 : Purdue University)
Topics:
Blacks--South Africa.
Geographic subjects:
South Africa--Social conditions., South Africa--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116453
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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