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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:
Why Angela Davis?
Description:
Pamphlet published by the Council on Church and Race which addresses the controversy surrounding the Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund.
Subject names:
McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936---Archives., Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-, Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund., Stair, Lois, 1923-1981., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Church controversies--Presbyterian Church--United States--20th century., African American women political activists--United States--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:160469
Title:
Presbyteer.
Description:
Presbyteer, Vol. 24, No. 7, July 1971. Published by First Presbyterian Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Features the main article, "The Angela Davis Affair," which originated as a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Charles R. Ehrhardt.
Creator:
Ehrhardt, Charles. (author)
Subject names:
Stair, Lois, 1923-1981., Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-, Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund., First Presbyterian Church (Phoenix, Ariz.), Ehrhardt, Charles.
Topics:
Church controversies--Presbyterian Church--United States--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Phoenix (Ariz.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145544
Title:
Angela Davis response billboard.
Description:
"Dear Madam" letter to General Assembly Moderator, Lois Stair, in response to a billboard outside of Centralia, Washington reading, "Why Did Presbyterians Give Communist Angela Davis $10,000.00?"
Subject names:
Stair, Lois, 1923-1981., Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-, Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund.
Topics:
Church controversies--Presbyterian Church--United States--20th century., Billboards--Washington--Centralia.
Geographic subjects:
Centralia (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145537
Title:
Angela Davis response billboard.
Description:
Billboard outside of Centralia, Washington reading, "Why Did Presbyterians Give Communist Angela Davis $10,000.00?"
Subject names:
Stair, Lois, 1923-1981., Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-, Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund.
Topics:
Church controversies--Presbyterian Church--United States--20th century., Billboards--Washington--Centralia.
Geographic subjects:
Centralia (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145535
Title:
Angela Davis response billboard.
Description:
Billboard outside of Centralia, Washington reading, "Why Did Presbyterians Give Communist Angela Davis $10,000.00?"
Subject names:
Stair, Lois, 1923-1981., Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-, Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund.
Topics:
Church controversies--Presbyterian Church--United States--20th century., Billboards--Washington--Centralia.
Geographic subjects:
Centralia (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145534

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