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Church involvement in social and political issues and activism, including civil rights, protests, and war work. Also, social and political reformers connected to the church. See the following related collections: Civil rights, protests, and social reformers; Wars. Featured image: Religious with Rosa Parks, 1963.

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Title:
A student reads at a school located in the Dekwaneh refugee camp.
Description:
Palestine 215 The refugee problem is largely a problem of youth, for the total of 860,000 refugees more than half are below sixteen years old. At this school a lesson in Arabic is going on. This school in the Dekwani [Dekwaneh] camp in Lebanon has 155 pupils who need books, stationery, and blackboards.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee, and World Service. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions., United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
Topics:
Church work with refugees., Refugees--Palestine., Refugees--Lebanon--Beirut., Refugees, Palestinian Arab.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:83414
Title:
Group of children.
Description:
Among the 750,000 Arab refugees are many children like those in this camp.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee, and World Service. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions., United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
Topics:
Church work with refugees., Refugees--Palestine., Refugees, Palestinian Arab.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:83411
Title:
Korean War, 1950.
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea--Church history--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:48220
Title:
Korea Evacuee Advisory Committee, 1950-52.
Topics:
Missions--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea--Church history--20th century., Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:47140
Title:
Relief/Rehabilitation Funds, Financial Report, 1950-54, 1954.
Topics:
Missions--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea--Church history--20th century., Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:45506
Title:
Assembly delegates.
Description:
Assembly delegates Ed Smith, Rochester, N.Y.; Virginia Nebelsick, Emery, S.D., and Kyung Ho Lee of Seoul, South Korea, read news of war in Kyung's homeland.
Subject names:
Westminster Fellowship., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (162nd : 1950 : Cincinnati)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953.
Geographic subjects:
Cincinnati (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7336
Title:
Special assembly session on academic freedom.
Description:
In special assembly session on academic freedom, Californian Charles Hedges states his views. Other subjects discussed were: segregation, marriage, and United Nations.
Subject names:
Westminster Fellowship., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (162nd : 1950 : Cincinnati)
Geographic subjects:
Cincinnati (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7298
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Reciting Scripture.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6984
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Blood Petitions.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6966
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
[Man at microphone.]
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6964
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Play.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6963
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Communion service.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6959
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Asleep.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6943
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Chap. B [Bible School] .
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6940
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
[Group photo.]
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6935
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
[Men in front of church.]
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6933
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Baptism service.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6930
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Billy Graham.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6913
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Korean Guards.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6906
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Billy Graham.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6905

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