Social and political issues and activism

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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:
Pickets at the chancery.
Description:
Barry F. Ryan (right), president of the Federation of Catholic Teachers, joins fellow teachers in picketing the New York archdiocese chancery offices during the first day of a lay teacher strike against archdiocesan schools.
Creator:
Tower News Service (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Federation of Catholic Teachers., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of New York (N.Y.), Ryan, Barry F.
Topics:
Lay teachers--New York (State)--New York., Picketing--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150162
Title:
Dramatize plight of refugees.
Description:
Dressed in robes symbolizing death, members of a group called Americans for Bangla Desh carry simulated body bags during a demonstration near the United Nations in New York.
Creator:
Tower News Service (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Americans for Bangla Desh., United Nations.
Topics:
Demonstrations--New York (State)--New York., Refugees--Bangladesh., Refugees--India., Refugee camps--India.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.), Bangladesh--History--Revolution, 1971.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149862
Title:
Lay teachers picket.
Description:
As their union officials hold eleventh-hour negotiations with officials of the Association of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of New York, teachers picket in front of St. Cecilia's School in Harlem.
Creator:
Tower News Service (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of New York (N.Y.)
Topics:
Lay teachers--New York (State)--New York., Picketing--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149820
Title:
Peace march spans the generations.
Description:
A mother and her child join a massive peace march in New York, part of a nationwide protest against the war in Vietnam.
Creator:
Tower News Service (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--New York (State)--New York., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--New York (State)--New York., Mothers and daughters--New York (State)--New York (State)., Anti-war demonstrations--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147143

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