Religious News Service Photographs

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Conceived by journalist Louis Minsky (1909-1957), Religious News Service (RNS) was established in 1934 as an affiliated but independently managed agency of the National Conference of Jews and Christians (later the National Conference of Christians and Jews), and was dedicated to providing authoritative and bias-free news about religion and ethics to both the secular and religious press. This collection contains photographs documenting Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish groups. Coverage of Protestants (especially mainline Protestants) and Catholics constitutes the bulk of the images. View the collection guide to learn more. Digitization of some of the images in this collection made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Featured image: Father James Groppi, the civil rights activist priest from Milwaukee, and militant leader Rennie Davis are taken into custody during an anti war demonstration a block from the White House.

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Title:
Leaders of march visit White House.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-29806 LEADERS OF MARCH VISIT WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representatives of religious, civic, labor and civil rights groups chat on the White House lawn before a meeting with President Kennedy which followed the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. From left are: Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Floyd B. McKissick, national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality, who marched in place of CORE president, James Farmer, who remained in Louisiana where he had been jailed in a rights protest; Mathew Ahmann, executive director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and acting chairman of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race; Rabbi Joachim Prinz, president of the American Jewish Congress; A. Philip Randolph, director of the March on Washington and founder and president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; and John Lewis, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (SM-DC-8E-63-NBM)
Creator:
Muse, Seth H., 1912-1976. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), White House (Washington, D.C.), Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-1991., Congress of Racial Equality., Ahmann, Mathew H., National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Prinz, Joachim, 1902-1988., American Jewish Congress., Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979., Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters., Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.), Lewis, John, 1940-2020.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil right workers--Washington (D.C.), Labor leaders--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358123
Title:
World Council leaders condemns racists.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-29818 WORLD COUNCIL LEADERS CONDEMNS RACISTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Christians who support segregation “by action or inaction” betray Jesus Christ, leaders of the World Council of Churches declared at Rochester, N.Y. The WCC’s powerful, policy-making Central Committee issued what was regarded as its strongest condemnation of discrimination. Examining the statement here are, from left to right: Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; Sir Francis Ibiam of Nigeria, one of the six presidents of the WCC, and Methodist Bishop James K. Matthews of Boston. Dr. Blake and Bishop Matthews took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where the Presbyterian leader served as one of the 10 chairmen of the demonstration, representing the Commission on Religion and Race of the National Council of Churches. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-ROCH-9A-63-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher), Taylor, John. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches. Central Committee., Colgate Rochester Divinity School., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Ibiam, Akanu., Matthews, James K., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Bishops--New York (State)--Rochester., Clergy--New York (State)--Rochester., Congresses and conventions--New York (State)--Rochester., Racism--Religious aspects--Christianity., Segregation--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Rochester (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358098
Title:
National anthem opens Washington march program.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-29811 NATIONAL ANTHEM OPENS WASHINGTON MARCH PROGRAM WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A young Negro usher, holding cap at right, stands solemnly with religious, civil rights and labor leaders on the platform in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the national anthem at the opening of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom program. Five of the 10 chairmen of the March also on the platform were, from left to right: Whitney M. Young Jr., executive director of the National Urban League; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers Union; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., and acting chairman of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race; and, second from right, Rabbi Joachim Prinz, president of the American Jewish Congress. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-9A-63-NBM)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Young, Whitney M., Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Prinz, Joachim, 1902-1988., National Urban League., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America., American Jewish Congress., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren)
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects., Labor movement--United States--20th century., National songs--United States., Labor leaders--Washington (D.C.), Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358097
Title:
National anthem opens Washington march program.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Young, Whitney M., Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Prinz, Joachim, 1902-1988., National Urban League., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America., American Jewish Congress., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren)
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects., Labor movement--United States--20th century., National songs--United States., Labor leaders--Washington (D.C.), Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357927
Title:
World Council of Churches photo by John Taylor.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches. Central Committee., Colgate Rochester Divinity School., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Ibiam, Akanu., Matthews, James K., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops.
Topics:
Bishops--New York (State)--Rochester., Clergy--New York (State)--Rochester., Congresses and conventions--New York (State)--Rochester., Racism--Religious aspects--Christianity., Segregation--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Rochester (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357842
Title:
The president and 'March' leaders.
Description:
Alternate caption when the photo was reissued in November 1963 on the occasion of President Kennedy's death.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Oval Office (White House, Washington, D.C.), Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963., Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-1991., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Young, Whitney M., Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Ahmann, Mathew H., Prinz, Joachim, 1902-1988., Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979., Lewis, John, 1940-2020., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Assassination.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.), Labor leaders--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects., Presidents--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357746
Title:
Dr. Blake addresses Africa consultation.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-32050 DR. BLAKE ADDRESSES AFRICA CONSULTATION ENUGU, Nigeria -- Steps toward the solution of race problems are outlined at a consultation on “Christian Response to the African Revolution” by Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief administrative officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and chairman of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race. Dr. Blake also is chairman of the World Council of Churches’ Committee on Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and World Service, which jointly sponsored the consultation with the All Africa Conference of Churches. The meeting preceded the WCC Central Committee meeting at Enugu, Nigeria. Seated, from left to right, are: the Rev. Jean Kotto, general secretary of the Evangelical Church in the Cameroun; Sir Francis Ibiam, governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria and one of the WCC’s six presidents, and Dr. Donal M’Timkulu, former general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-EN-1D-65-NBM)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches., World Council of Churches--Congresses., Hotel Presidential Limited (Enugu, Nigeria), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., World Council of Churches. Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee, and World Service., Kotto, Jean., Église évangélique du Cameroun--Clergy., Ibiam, Akanu., M'Timkulu, Donald G.S., All Africa Conference of Churches.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Nigeria--Enugu., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Africa., Revolutions--Africa., National liberation movements--Africa., Revolutions--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Enugu (Nigeria)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355900
Title:
NCC conference probes church-state problems.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-30574 NCC CONFERENCE PROBES CHURCH-STATE PROBLEMS COLUMBUS, Ohio -- About 400 delegates from Protestant denominations, plus two dozen Roman Catholic and Jewish participating-observers, probed delicate church-state problems at the first National Study Conference on Church and State sponsored by the National Council of Churches at Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake (right), chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., served as chairman. Key "position papers" outlining various attitudes toward government endorsement of religion and federal aid to church-related institutions were presented by: (left to right) Dr. William C. Robinson of Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Ga.; Dr. W. Astor Kirk of Washington, D.C., public affairs director in the Methodist Board of Christian Concerns; Dr. John Dillenberger, dean of graduate studies and professor at San Francisco Theological Seminary, and Irwin W. Cobb, Jr., United Presbyterian attorney from Boston, Mass. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-C-2B-64-NBM)
Creator:
Agner International Photos (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Robinson, Wm. Childs (William Childs), 1897-1982., Columbia Theological Seminary--Faculty., Kirk, William Astor., Methodist Church (U.S.). General Board of Christian Social Concerns., Dillenberger, John., San Francisco Theological Seminary--Faculty., Cobb, Irwin W., Jr.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Ohio--Columbus., Interdenominational cooperation., Church and state--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Columbus (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353849
Title:
Catholic council honors Protestant civil rights leader.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-30501 CATHOLIC COUNCIL HONORS PROTESTANT CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER CHICAGO -- An awards dinner of the Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago, where Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., was honored for civil rights leadership, was described as "one of the most important examples of the ecumenical movement on the local level." Auxiliary Bishop Raymond P. Hillinger of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago (right) presents the first John F. Kennedy Award to Dr. Blake. Other participants in the dinner included the Rev. Ulysses B. Blakeley, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Chicago, who said grace, and Rabbi Irving J. Rosenbaum of the Chicago Loop Synagogue, who delivered the benediction. Dr. Blake, a leader of the National Council of Churches' anti-discrimination effort and a personal participant in integration demonstrations, called on American religious groups to recognize their responsibility to lead the first fight against racial injustice. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (M-C-ID-64-NBM)
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Hillinger, Raymond P., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Chicago (Ill.), Catholic Inter-Racial Council (Chicago, Ill.)--Congresses., Catholic Church--Relations--Presbyterian Church., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Conrad Hilton Hotel (Chicago, Ill.)
Topics:
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Interdenominational cooperation., Civil rights workers--United States., Award presentations--Illinois--Chicago., Congresses and conventions--Illinois--Chicago.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353836
Title:
NCC conference probes church-state problems.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Robinson, Wm. Childs (William Childs), 1897-1982., Columbia Theological Seminary--Faculty., Kirk, William Astor., Methodist Church (U.S.). General Board of Christian Social Concerns., Dillenberger, John., San Francisco Theological Seminary--Faculty., Cobb, Irwin W., Jr.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Ohio--Columbus., Interdenominational cooperation., Church and state--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Columbus (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353620
Title:
President Johnson, NCC leaders discuss civil rights.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30357 PRESIDENT JOHNSON, NCC LEADERS DISCUSS CIVIL RIGHTS WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A strong stand in favor of civil rights legislation by the National Council of Churches’ General Assembly at Philadelphia was followed by an invitation from President Lyndon B. Johnson for NCC leaders to meet with him and discuss measures to expedite passage of the pending bill. With the President are J. Irwin Miller, Columbus, Ind., Disciples of Christ layman who retired as NCC president (seated, left), and his successor, Senior Bishop Reuben H. Mueller of the Evangelical United Brethren Church (seated, center), and, standing left to right: Christian Methodist Episcopal Bishop B. Julian Smith of Chicago, Dr. Robert W. Spike of New York, and Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Dr. Spike is executive director and Bishop Smith and Dr. Blake are vice chairmen of the NCC’s Commission on Religion and Race. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NC-12B-63-NBM)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., White House (Washington, D.C.), Oval Office (White House, Washington, D.C.), Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., Smith, Benjamin Julian, 1899-1977., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
Presidents--United States., Civil rights movements--United States., Meetings--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352934
Title:
NCC holds Kennedy memorial service.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30317 NCC HOLDS KENNEDY MEMORIAL SERVICE PHILADELPHIA -- President Kennedy, who was to have addressed the National Council of Churches’ General Assembly in Philadelphia, was memorialized at a special service held at the sessions. Officiating at the service were, left to right, J. Irwin Miller of Columbus, Ind., outgoing NCC president; Bishop George W. Baber of Philadelphia, African Methodist Episcopal Church; and Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Bishop Baber read the litany and Dr. Blake led the worship service. It was attended by representatives of the NCC’s 31 Protestant and Orthodox bodies. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NC-12A-63-NAB)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., Baber, George Wilbur., African Methodist Episcopal Church--Bishops., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Death and burial.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Memorial service., Presidents--Assassination--United States., Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352931
Title:
JFK and religious leaders.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30273 JFK AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS The late John Fitzgerald Kennedy won the respect and friendship of many of the nation’s and world’s religious leaders. Above, at the White House, he is shown as he received Dr. Arthur Michael Ramsey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in November, 1962. Below, he addresses leaders of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. who advised him of the denomination’s plans to build a multi-million dollar National Presbyterian church in the nation’s capital [sic]. Shown from left are: President Kennedy; Major Gen. (Retired) Reginald C. Harmon, USAF; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk of the Church’s General Assembly; Dr. Edward L.R. Elson, pastor of the National Presbyterian church; the Rev. Stewart C. McKenzie, pastor of the Western Presbyterian church, Washington, D.C.; and Henry R. Luce, New York publisher and prominent Presbyterian layman. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (SM-11E-63-W)
Creator:
Muse, Seth H., 1912-1976. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963., Ramsey, Michael, 1904-1988., Church of England--Bishops., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Harmon, Reginald Carl, 1900-1992., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993., McKenzie, Stuart C., Luce, Henry R., 1898-1967., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy.
Topics:
Presidents--United States., Clergy--Washington (D.C.), Bishops--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352922
Title:
Johnson meets with churchmen.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., White House (Washington, D.C.), Oval Office (White House, Washington, D.C.), Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., Smith, Benjamin Julian, 1899-1977., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
Presidents--United States., Civil rights movements--United States., Meetings--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352827
Title:
NCC holds Kennedy memorial service.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., Baber, George Wilbur., African Methodist Episcopal Church--Bishops., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Death and burial.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Memorial service., Presidents--Assassination--United States., Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352686
Title:
NCC officials face Mississippi press.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31163 NCC OFFICIALS FACE MISSISSIPPI PRESS JACKSON, Miss. -- Christian motivation behind civil rights programs in Mississippi is stressed by two National Council of Churches race relations leaders as they meet reporters in the concourse of the airport at Jackson. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, left, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and chairman of the NCC’s Commission on Religion and Race, and Dr. Robert W. Spike, executive director of the commission, explained the summer student program which will bring some 500-1000 college students to the state to conduct “freedom schools” for Negroes, and a long-range anti-poverty “Delta Ministry” to be launched in the fall under NCC auspices. The Council was conducting orientation sessions for summer program volunteers, who will work under the direction of civil rights groups in the democracy education and voter registration effort. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EC-JM-6C-64-NBM)
Creator:
Chambers, Elsie May. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Mississippi Freedom Project., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Delta Ministry of Mississippi.
Topics:
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States., Clergy--Mississippi--Jackson., Press conferences--Mississippi--Jackson.
Geographic subjects:
Jackson (Miss.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:350224
Title:
Assault victims address Presbyterian assembly.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31073 ASSAULT VICTIMS ADDRESS PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY OKLAHOMA CITY - Two United Presbyterian clergymen, the Rev. Alexander Stuart of Oak Ridge, Tenn. (center) and the Rev. Geddes Orman of Knoxville, Tenn., described being attacked by a gun-wielding racist in Camden, Ala., to delegates to the 176th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. They pose here with Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, left, chief executive officer of the denomination, which convened in Oklahoma City. The clergymen, who said they had gone to Alabama on ecclesiastical business, were accused by a man who broke into their hotel room of trying to “stir up” Negroes. The assailant beat Mr. Stuart with a shotgun, breaking the clergyman’s arm, and fired a pistol shot at the clergymen as they broke away and escaped in opposite directions. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PC-OK-5E-64-NBM)
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (176th : 1964 : Oklahoma City, Okla.), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Stuart, Alexander Montgomery, 1926-, Orman, Geddes.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy., Congresses and conventions--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City., Victims of crimes--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City.
Geographic subjects:
Oklahoma City (Okla.), Alabama--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:350210
Title:
United Presbyterian leaders meet Pope.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Hawkins, Edler G., 1908-1977., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Catholic Church--Relations--Presbyterian Church., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy.
Topics:
Popes., Meetings--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., African American Presbyterians--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., Christian leadership--Presbyterian Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Castel Gandolfo (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349423
Title:
Papal audience.
Description:
Newspaper clipping from New York Journal-American featuring cropped version of image.
Creator:
New York Journal-American (New York, N.Y.) (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Hawkins, Edler G., 1908-1977., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Catholic Church--Relations--Presbyterian Church., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy.
Topics:
Popes., Meetings--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., African American Presbyterians--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., Christian leadership--Presbyterian Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Castel Gandolfo (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349328
Title:
Pope Paul, United Presbyterian leaders meet.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-31432 POPE PAUL, UNITED PRESBYTERIAN LEADERS MEET CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Leaders of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. became the first top officials of a U.S. Protestant denomination to have a private audience with Pope Paul VI. Meeting with the Roman Catholic pontiff for 20 minutes at the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo were, from left to right: Dr. Edler G. Hawkins of New York, first Negro moderator of the 3.3 million member denomination; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief administrative officer, and Richard L. Davies of Washington, D.C., lay chairman of the denomination's Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PC-NY-8D-64-NBM)
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Hawkins, Edler G., 1908-1977., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Davies, Richard L., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations., Catholic Church--Relations--Presbyterian Church., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy.
Topics:
Popes., Meetings--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., African American Presbyterians--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., Christian leadership--Presbyterian Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Castel Gandolfo (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349197

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