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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:
Egbert W. Smith files related to the Korean Independence Movement, 1919.
Description:
Includes letters from Korea regarding Korean Independence Movement.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives.
Topics:
Independence movements--Korea., Missions--Korea., Civilians in war--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea., Korea--History--Independence movement, 1919.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345360
Title:
Egbert W. Smith files related to the Korean Independence Movement, 1919.
Description:
Includes Presbyterian Church in Canada statement on Korean situation.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Topics:
Independence movements--Korea., Missions--Korea., Civilians in war--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea., Korea--History--Independence movement, 1919.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345344
Title:
Egbert W. Smith files related to the Korean Independence Movement, 1919.
Description:
Includes Korean and missionary statements on Korean situation.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives.
Topics:
Independence movements--Korea., Missions--Korea., Civilians in war--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea., Korea--History--Independence movement, 1919.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345297
Title:
Korea conspiracy torture victims.
Description:
Photograph of a tortured Korean person, identified as an act of reprisal by Japanese authorities against members of the March 1st Movement, chiefly Christian students of Kangkei Academy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286637
Title:
Korea conspiracy torture victims.
Description:
Photograph of a tortured Korean person, identified as an act of reprisal by Japanese authorities against members of the March 1st Movement, chiefly Christian students of Kangkei Academy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286636
Title:
Korea conspiracy torture victims.
Description:
Photograph of a tortured Korean person, identified as an act of reprisal by Japanese authorities against members of the March 1st Movement, chiefly Christian students of Kangkei Academy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286635
Title:
Korea conspiracy torture victims.
Description:
Photograph of a tortured Korean person, identified as an act of reprisal by Japanese authorities against members of the March 1st Movement, chiefly Christian students of Kangkei Academy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286634
Title:
Korea conspiracy torture victims.
Description:
Photograph of a tortured Korean person, identified as an act of reprisal by Japanese authorities against members of the March 1st Movement, chiefly Christian students of Kangkei Academy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286633
Title:
Korea conspiracy torture victims.
Description:
Photograph of a tortured Korean person, identified as an act of reprisal by Japanese authorities against members of the March 1st Movement, chiefly Christian students of Kangkei Academy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286632
Title:
Korea conspiracy torture victims.
Description:
Photograph of a tortured Korean person, identified as an act of reprisal by Japanese authorities against members of the March 1st Movement, chiefly Christian students of Kangkei Academy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286631
Title:
Korea conspiracy torture victims.
Description:
Photograph of a tortured Korean person, identified as an act of reprisal by Japanese authorities against members of the March 1st Movement, chiefly Christian students of Kangkei Academy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286630
Title:
Amanda Labarca and Irven Paul.
Subject names:
Labarca, Amanda, 1886-1975., Paul, Irven, 1894-1997.
Topics:
Missions--Chile--20th century., Women civic leaders--Chile--20th century., Civic leaders--Chile--20th century., Women social reformers--Chile--20th century., Social reformers--Chile--20th century., Missionaries--Chile--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Chile.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280595
Title:
Amanda Labarca.
Subject names:
Labarca, Amanda, 1886-1975.
Topics:
Missions--Chile--20th century., Women civic leaders--Chile--20th century., Civic leaders--Chile--20th century., Women social reformers--Chile--20th century., Social reformers--Chile--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Chile.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280594
Title:
Amanda Labarca.
Subject names:
Labarca, Amanda, 1886-1975.
Topics:
Missions--Chile--20th century., Women civic leaders--Chile--20th century., Civic leaders--Chile--20th century., Women social reformers--Chile--20th century., Social reformers--Chile--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Chile.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280593
Title:
Korean Orphans, Mission-Supported Orphanage Programs; Mixed-blood/Proxy Adoption, 1949-1964.
Topics:
Missions--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea--Church history--20th century., Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181063
Title:
Korean Orphans, Mission-Supported Orphanage Programs; Mixed-blood/Proxy Adoption, 1949-1964.
Topics:
Missions--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects:
Korea--Church history--20th century., Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:180878
Title:
Red China Celebration in Shanghai.
Description:
Different aspects of parade.
Creator:
LaGamma, Frank. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China--Shanghai., Communism--China--Shanghai., Parades--China--Shanghai.
Geographic subjects:
Shanghai (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161194
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:
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

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