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:
New directions in race relations, 1960s.
Description:
Gayraud Wilmore and Metz Rollins interviewed by Rabbi Solomon S. Bernards for an ADL radio forum, 1960s.
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (interviewee), Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926- (interviewee), Bernards, Solomon S., 1914-2004. (interviewer)
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133242
Title:
Christian Berg, "Pilgrimage."
Description:
A National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. broadcast interview of Christian Berg, West Berlin relief worker, for the World Refugee Year of 1959-1960.
Creator:
Berg, Christian. (interviewee), Howe, Quincy. (interviewer)
Subject names:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Church World Service.
Topics:
World Refugee Year, 1959-1960., Refugees--Germany--Berlin--Pastoral care of.
Geographic subjects:
Berlin (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116372
Title:
Strategy meeting for student demonstration, circa 1960's.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Atlantic.
Topics:
Civil rights demonstrations--United States., African American Presbyterians.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:104616
Title:
Civil Rights demonstration.
Description:
Presbyterian Church, were among the picketers attacked.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.
Topics:
Civil rights demonstrations--United States--20th century., Civil rights--Religious aspects.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7843
Title:
School Desegregation.
Description:
School Desegregation: the First Six Years [booklet cover].
Topics:
Segregation in education--United States--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7027
Title:
Gayraud S. Wilmore.
Description:
Gayrand S. Wilmore, 1960s.
Subject names:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921---Portraits., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race--Archives.
Topics:
African American clergy--Portraits.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5065

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