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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:
Southern Baptists Active in Resettling Cuban Refugees.
Description:
A boatload of Cuban refugees arrives at Key West, Fla.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147348
Title:
Refugees arrive on CWS airlift.
Description:
The Bushka family, a Muslim refugee family from Albania, arrives in New York with the aid of the Church World Service's special airlift.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147343
Title:
Senator Moynihan Warns of Military Power Shift to Soviets.
Description:
Senator Daniel P. Moynihan addresses delegates to the American Jewish Congress national biennial convention in Washington. With him are (left to right): Phil Baum, associate executive director; Henry Siegman, executive director; Howard M. Squadron, president.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147342
Title:
"Venezuela Free!"
Description:
Newsletter with general updates on the social and political climate in Venezuela, March 1958. Written by Presbyterian missionaries, Bob and Jean Seel.
Creator:
Seel, Bob. (author), Seel, Jean. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Venezuela Mission., Seel, Bob., Seel, Jean.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Venezuela.
Geographic subjects:
Venezuela--History--Revolution--1958.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147310
Title:
"Rubble" Church rises in Germany.
Description:
Pictured is a "Notkirche" (church built from rubble) at Mannheim-Waldhof, American zone of Germany, at the time of cornerstone-laying ceremonies.
Creator:
Thorrelson. (photographer)
Subject names:
World Council of Churches., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Germany., Cornerstone laying--Germany., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Buildings--Repair and reconstruction--Germany., Interdenominational cooperation--Germany., Missions--Interdenominational cooperation--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Germany--Buildings, structures, etc., Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147289
Title:
Hebron: the roots of violence.
Creator:
Harsch, Joseph C. (Joseph Close), -1905 (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Ḥaram al-Ibrāhīmī (Hebron), Levinger, Moshe, 1935-2015.
Topics:
Arab-Israeli conflict, 1973-1983, Arab-Israeli conflict--Mass media and the conflict., Arab-Israeli conflict--Mass media and the conflict.
Geographic subjects:
Hebron., Ḳiryat Arbaʻ.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147199
Title:
South Korean Students Demand End of Martial Law.
Description:
Riot police repel students who rallied near Yonsei University in Seoul on May 13 to demand an end to martial law in their country.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Yŏnse Taehakkyo.
Topics:
Student movements--Korea (South)--Seoul., Student protesters--Korea (South)--Seoul., Student protesters--Korea (South)--Seoul., Demonstrations--Korea (South)--Seoul.
Geographic subjects:
Seoul (Korea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147161
Title:
Vietnamese Catholics flee Reds.
Description:
Here are some of the thousands of refugees of Northern Vietnam who left their homes after the communists took over the area under the terms of the Geneva Pact. Although the French sent all available shipping to help them, under international law the would-be refugees had to make their own way out. They did this, despite high seas and the frailest of craft, pushing their way to freedom in an evacuation that took several days. These refugees are shown after they were taken aboard the French ship "Jules Verne." Despite the hazardous voyage, one refugee was able to hold on to her belongings which she carried in baskets on her head.
Creator:
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Religious refugees--Vietnam., Refugees--Vietnam., Refugees--Vietnam., Indochinese War, 1946-1954--Refugees., Catholics--Vietnam.
Geographic subjects:
Vietnam.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147158
Title:
Hebron: Ancestral Shrine for Jews and Muslims Becomes a City of Terror.
Description:
Jews pray outside the walls of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Ḥaram al-Ibrāhīmī (Hebron), Levinger, Moshe, 1935-2015.
Topics:
Arab-Israeli conflict, 1973-1983, Arab-Israeli conflict--Mass media and the conflict., Arab-Israeli conflict--Mass media and the conflict.
Geographic subjects:
Hebron., Ḳiryat Arbaʻ.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147122
Title:
Nun is among DPs bound for America.
Description:
Jewish and Catholic -- all equally freedom bound. Bremerhaven, Germany ... equally happy over their journey to freedom are Jewish, Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Catholic displaced persons from Eastern Europe being brought to the United States. Some of the many who made up the cargo of the U.S. Army transport General William M. Black -- the first DP ship U.S. bound -- are pictured having one of their last meals in Europe before boarding the transport. Gathered around the table at left are Orthodox Jews, whose dietetic laws are strictly observed at the DP deport -- a "kosher" sign marks their table. At right a Catholic nun, who refused to give her name, shyly laughs and eats. She is very happy to be leaving Germany for the freedom of the United States.
Creator:
Baum, Allyn. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Refugees--Europe, Eastern., Religious refugees--Europe, Eastern., Religious refugees--Europe, Eastern., Women refugees--Europe, Eastern., Refugees--Housing--Germany--Bremerhaven., Refugees--Transportation--Germany--Bremerhaven., Nuns--Europe, Eastern.
Geographic subjects:
Bremerhaven (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147083
Title:
Prayer for the fallen.
Description:
U.S. infantrymen pray in the Vietnam jungle, Dec. 9, during memorial services for comrades killed in the Michelin Rubber Plantation Battle.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Casualities., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Casualities., Prayers for the dead--Vietnam., Soldiers--Vietnam.
Geographic subjects:
Bình Dương (Vietnam : Province)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147077
Title:
A Time for Mourning in Hebron.
Description:
The funeral procession of Eli Haze'ev, one of six Jews killed in a terrorist attack on May 2.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Haze'ev, Eli.
Topics:
Arab-Israeli conflict, 1973-1983, Arab-Israeli conflict--Mass media and the conflict., Arab-Israeli conflict--Mass media and the conflict., Terrorism--Hebron.
Geographic subjects:
Hebron.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147037
Title:
Demonstrating against nuclear testing in Geneva.
Description:
World Council of Churches (WCC) Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, September 14-22, 1995. Procession from the Ecumenical Centre to the United Nations Geneva (Palais des Nations) on Thursday, September 21. The procession was led by H.H. ARAM I, Catholicos of the Armenian Church of Cilicia, and Dr. Konrad RAISER, WCC Gen. Sec.
Creator:
Williams, Peter. (photographer)
Subject names:
Poethig, Kerry--Archives., World Council of Churches., Aram, H.H., I., Raiser, Konrad.
Topics:
Demonstrations--Switzerland--Geneva., Interdenominational cooperation--Switzerland--Geneva., Antinuclear movement.
Geographic subjects:
Geneva (Switzerland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145542
Title:
Church of Christ in Thailand AIDS ministry.
Description:
PC(USA) outreach video on Church of Christ in Thailand AIDS ministry, narrated by mission co-worker Janet Guyer, October 2001.
Creator:
Guyer, Janet. (narrator), Williams, Joseph. (editor), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly Mission Council. Office of Communication. (producer)
Subject names:
Church of Christ in Thailand.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions, Medical--Thailand., AIDS activists--Thailand.
Geographic subjects:
Thailand.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:142513
Title:
Korean war plaque.
Description:
Plaque sent to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. as an expression of appreciation to the church for missionaries who ministered to them in Prisoner of War camps during the Korean War. Metal from beer cans. Includes explanatory plastic sign: "Plaque made from tin cans by North Korean prisoners of war presented to the Board of Foreign Missions in appreciation of services of Chaplain Harold Voelkel."
Subject names:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984.
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Korean War, 1950-1953--Chaplains., Church work with prisoners of war--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:142509
Title:
Korean War plaque.
Description:
Plaque sent to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. as an expression of appreciation to the church for missionaries who ministered to them in Prisoner of War camps during the Korean War. Metal from beer cans. Includes explanatory plastic sign: "Plaque made from tin cans by North Korean prisoners of war presented to the Board of Foreign Missions in appreciation of services of Chaplain Harold Voelkel."
Subject names:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984.
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Korean War, 1950-1953--Chaplains., Church work with prisoners of war--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:142508
Title:
Korean War plaque.
Description:
Plaque sent to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. as an expression of appreciation to the church for missionaries who ministered to them in Prisoner of War camps during the Korean War. Metal from beer cans. Includes explanatory plastic sign: "Plaque made from tin cans by North Korean prisoners of war presented to the Board of Foreign Missions in appreciation of services of Chaplain Harold Voelkel."
Subject names:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984.
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Korean War, 1950-1953--Chaplains., Church work with prisoners of war--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:142507
Title:
Through the Eyes of Children
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Charities., Church work with disaster victims., Church work with refugees.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:141947
Title:
A North Vietnamese nun.
Description:
Hanoi -- A North Vietnamese nun, Ntuyen Tkhi Choung, looks sadly at signs of war in Hanoi. The city's workers, unlike the nun, all bear arms. Ringed with anti-aircraft guns and missile sites, the city is on a constant alert for air raids.
Creator:
Daily express (London, England) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service, Archives.
Topics:
Nuns--Vietnam--Hanoi., War--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Vietnam War, 1961-1975., War and society--Vietnam--Hanoi.
Geographic subjects:
Hanoi (Vietnam)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139021
Title:
Famine in India.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Famines--India.
Geographic subjects:
India.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139019

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