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:
Conversations with Metz Rollins and Will Campbell, Tape 1, Part 1.
Description:
Metz Rollins speaking about the civil rights movement at Ghost Ranch (Abiquiú, New Mexico) on July 19, 1983. Rollins speaks about the history of the civil rights movement in the United States, his time in Tallahassee, Florida (including his arrest for aiding Florida A&M University students in the Tallahassee city bus boycott), his time in Nashville, Tennessee (including his participation in the Nashville sit-ins), and the Freedom Rides organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Part 1 of 12.
Creator:
Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926- (speaker)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926-
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights workers--United States., African American clergy., African American Presbyterians., Civil rights demonstrations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344307
Title:
Profile of a riot.
Description:
Interviews and commentary about the Watts Riot. Sponsored by the Commission on Religion and Race, UPCUSA.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965., Riots--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116536
Title:
Black manifesto, May 15, 1969.
Description:
Presentation of UPCUSA General Council to the General Assembly by Eliezer Risco, Obed Lopez, Gayraud Wilmore, James Forman, Metz Rollins, and Edler G. Hawkins to the 181st General Assembly, May 15, 1969, on Forman's Black Manifesto and racial reconciliation.
Creator:
Risco, Eliezer. (speaker), Lopez, Obed. (speaker), Wilmore, Gayraud S. (speaker), Forman, James, 1928-2005. (speaker), Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926- (speaker), Hawkins, Edler Garnett, 1908-1977. (speaker)
Subject names:
Forman, James, 1928-2005., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Texas)
Topics:
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American Presbyterians., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116533
Title:
Profile of a riot, side 1.
Description:
Interviews and commentary about the Watts Riot. Sponsored by the Commission on Religion and Race, UPCUSA.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
Riots--California--Los Angeles., Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116501
Title:
Profile of a riot, side 2.
Description:
Interviews and commentary about the Watts Riot. Sponsored by the Commission on Religion and Race, UPCUSA.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
Riots--California--Los Angeles., Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116492
Title:
Bill Lytle interviewed by Charles Quirk, 1981.
Description:
One of a series of interviews conducted by Charles E. Quirk in connection with a research project entitled: The United Presbyterian Church and Race.
Creator:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923- (interviewee), Quirk, Charles Evans, 1933- (interviewer)
Subject names:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923-
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Houston (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116484
Title:
Bill Lytle interviewed by Charles Quirk, 1981, side 1.
Description:
One of a series of interviews conducted by Charles E. Quirk in connection with a research project entitled: The United Presbyterian Church and Race.
Creator:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923- (interviewee), Quirk, Charles Evans, 1933- (interviewer)
Subject names:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923-
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Houston (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116472
Title:
Bill Lytle interviewed by Charles Quirk, 1981, side 2.
Description:
One of a series of interviews conducted by Charles E. Quirk in connection with a research project entitled: The United Presbyterian Church and Race.
Creator:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923- (interviewee), Quirk, Charles Evans, 1933- (interviewer)
Subject names:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923-
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Houston (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116470
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:
Kenneth G. Neigh and Ross Greek on metropolitan mission, before 1967.
Description:
Audio tape portion of KIT 345, presented at annual meeting of the UPCUSA Board of National Missions, New York, April 27-28, 1967. Urban ministry needs in Los Angeles. Focuses on: the West Hollywood Presbyterian Church with Ross Greek, minister; Watts; race relations; Budd Schulberg. Tape includes excerpts of a Neigh address from 1962, and a recording by Ross Greek from 1966.
Creator:
Greek, Ross Albert, 1914-1995. (speaker), Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996. (speaker)
Subject names:
West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.), Schulberg, Budd., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
City missions--California--Los Angeles., Church and social problems--California--Los Angeles., City churches--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116461
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:
Eugene Carson Blake interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983.
Description:
Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (194th : 1982 : Hartford, Conn.), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975., Civil rights--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Hartford (Conn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116447
Title:
Gayraud Wilmore interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983.
Description:
Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S., 1921- (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116445
Title:
Kenneth G. Neigh interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983, side 2.
Description:
Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator:
Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996. (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Topics:
Civil rights--United States., Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116438
Title:
Kenneth G. Neigh interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983, side 1.
Description:
Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator:
Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996. (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975., Civil rights--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116436
Title:
Eugene Carson Blake interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983, side 3.
Description:
Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (194th : 1982 : Hartford, Conn.), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topics:
Civil rights--United States., Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Geographic subjects:
Hartford (Conn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116420
Title:
Eugene Carson Blake interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983, side 2.
Description:
Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (194th : 1982 : Hartford, Conn.), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topics:
Civil rights--United States., Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Geographic subjects:
Hartford (Conn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116417
Title:
Eugene Carson Blake interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983, side 1.
Description:
Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (194th : 1982 : Hartford, Conn.), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topics:
Civil rights--United States., Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Geographic subjects:
Hartford (Conn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116415
Title:
Eugene Callender address on evangelization in Harlem, 1960s.
Description:
Eugene Callender, of Harlem's Presbyterian Church of the Master and the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race, address on evangelization and racial justice, 1964-1966.
Creator:
Callender, Eugene. (speaker)
Subject names:
Church of the Master Presbyterian Church (Manhattan, N.Y.)
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116402
Title:
Eugene Callender statements and panel discussion on work in Harlem, 6 August 1967.
Description:
Introductory statements and panel discussion with Eugene Callender and young men involved in his evangelistic and social work among youth in Harlem. Recorded for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (PCUS) Department of Television Radio and Audio-Visuals (TRAV), August 6, 1967.
Creator:
Callender, Eugene. (speaker)
Subject names:
Callender, Eugene., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. TRAV.
Topics:
Evangelistic work--New York (state)--New York., Social work with African American children--New York (state)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116389

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