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:
Youth views gloomy in panel discussion.
Description:
Article written for the Religious News Service.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Conference of Christians and Jews., Pressman, Gabe., Bruzonsky, Mark A., Lazore, William., Robinson, Ann., Barrows, Pamela., Nunez, Angelo.
Topics:
Young adults--Political activity--New York (State)--New York., Mass media and young adults--New York (State)--New York., College students--United States., College students--Political activity--New York--New York., Onondaga Indians--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149766
Title:
Black Catholic group charges Church, state conspiracy against U.S. blacks.
Description:
Article written for the Religious News Service.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church., National Black Lay Catholic Caucus., Holmes, John., Pitts, Bob., Brown, Viola., Dulin, Joseph.
Topics:
African American Catholics., Race relations--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Racism--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Rochester (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149764
Title:
Rally for Soviet Jews reflected how situation changed in a year.
Description:
Article written by Stanley Steinreich, Religious News Service Correspondent.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry., Riseman, Mervin., Kuznet͡sov, Ėduard., Dymshits, Mark Y.
Topics:
Demonstrations--New York (State)--New York., Jews, Soviet., Human rights.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149244
Title:
New York honors Wallenberg, rescuer of Hungarian Jews.
Description:
Article written for the Religious News Service.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., B'nai B'rith. Anti-defamation League., Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States., Wallenberg, Raoul, 1912-1947.
Topics:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Hungary--Budapest., World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Hungary--Budapest., Prisoners of war--Soviet Union.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149238

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