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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:
Letter and articles from Chris Glaser to the ruling elders of First Presbyterian Church of Van Nuys.
Description:
Regarding Chris Glaser's identity as a gay Presbyterian.
Creator:
Glaser, Chris. (author), First Presbyterian Church (Van Nuys, Calif.) (addressee)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., Glaser, Chris., First Presbyterian Church (Van Nuys, Calif.)
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344259
Title:
Rev. Bruce William Klunder memorial address by Eugene Carson Blake.
Description:
Transcript of Dr. Eugene Carson Blake's memorial address for Rev. Bruce William Klunder, a white Presbyterian minister and civil rights activist who died after he was run over by a bulldozer while protesting the construction of a segregated school in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Blake delivered the eulogy at Klunder's funeral services at Church of the Covenant.
Creator:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (author)
Subject names:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Klunder, Bruce W., 1937-1964--Death and burial., Klunder, Bruce W., 1937-1964.
Topics:
Civil rights workers--Ohio--Cleveland., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--Ohio--Cleveland., Funeral service--Ohio--Cleveland., Segregation in education--Ohio--Cleveland.
Geographic subjects:
Cleveland (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344177
Title:
Becoming the Body.
Description:
Speech delivered by Rev. John M. Buchannan at the 1st Annual Conference of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Creator:
Buchanan, John M., 1938- (author)
Subject names:
Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives., Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Buchanan, John M., 1938-
Topics:
Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:288043
Title:
Martin Luther King Jr., "The church on the frontier of racial tension," 1965.
Description:
Address delivered at the Christian Action Conference, Montreat, N.C., August 1965.
Creator:
King, Martin Luther, 1929-1968., Jr. (speaker)
Subject names:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topics:
Social justice--Religious aspects--Christianity., Racism--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280656
Title:
181st General Assembly press releases regarding Black Manifesto and La Raza, 1969.
Description:
Press releases that spotlight the demands made at the 181st General Assembly in San Antonio, Texas, by James Forman of the National Black Economic Development Conference and Eliezer Risco of La Raza.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Council. (publisher), Forman, James, 1928-2005. (author), Risco, Eliezer. (author)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race., Forman, James, 1928-2005., Smith, John Coventry, 1903-, Risco, Eliezer., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference (1969 : Detroit, Mich.)
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., African Americans--Economic conditions., Hispanic Americans--Economic conditions.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:178705
Title:
Black Manifesto and responses, 1969.
Description:
Transcript of the Black Manifesto delivered by James Forman at the National Black Economic Development Conference in Detroit, Michigan on April 26, 1969, and responses to it made by religious leaders, including Gayraud Wilmore and the National Committee of Black Churchman.
Creator:
Forman, James, 1928-2005. (author), Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926-. (author), Wilmore, Gayraud S. (author), Ramage, David. (author)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race--Archives., National Black Economic Development Conference (1969 : Detroit, Mich.), Forman, James, 1928-2005., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Flemming, Arthur S. (Arthur Sherwood), 1905-1996., National Committee of Black Churchmen., McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936-., Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.), Wilmore, Gayraud S., Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926-.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:177660
Title:
Debate at the Lane Seminary, Cincinnati
Description:
The account of the debate is in the form of a letter from H. B. Stanton.
Creator:
Thome, James A. (James Armstrong), 1813-1873. (author), Cox, Samuel H. (Samuel Hanson), 1793-1880. (author), Stanton, Henry B. (Henry Brewster), 1805-1887. (author), Cornish, Samuel E. (Samuel Eli), 1795?-1858. (author)
Subject names:
American Colonization Society., American Anti-Slavery Society., Lane Theological Seminary.
Topics:
Slavery--Religious aspects--Christianity., Slavery--United States--19th century., Antislavery movements--United States--19th century., African Americans--Colonization--Africa.
Geographic subjects:
Cincinnati (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:176446
Title:
The Connexion of Temperance with Republican Freedom
Description:
Also, a parody of the Declaration of Independence, by E. D. Tarr, and the toasts, &c., and letters from a number of eminent men, read on the occasion.
Creator:
Barnes, Albert, 1798-1870. (author), Tarr, Elihu D. (Elihu Duplessis), -1851 (author)
Subject names:
Mechanics and Working Men's Temperance Society (Philadelphia, Pa.), United States. Declaration of Independence.
Topics:
Fourth of July orations., Temperance--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Temperance--Societies, etc.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:176291
Title:
David Sindt testimony to the Assembly Committee, 1978.
Description:
David Sindt testimony to the Assembly Committee considering the final report of the UPCUSA Task Force to Study Homosexuality, 1978.
Creator:
Sindt, David, 1940-1986. (author)
Subject names:
Sindt, David, 1940-1986--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Task Force to Study Homosexuality., Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.)
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:165932
Title:
Racism in Historical and Theological Perspective.
Description:
Speech given by Gayraud S. Wilmore, December 3, 1992.
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921- (author)
Subject names:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921---Archives.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Racism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:162582
Title:
The Phoenix debate on Amendment A
Description:
Transcript of the Phoenix Debate on Amendment A: Laird Stuart vs. Jack Haberer on January 19, 1998. The two leaders debated in Phoenix, Arizona over the proposal of "Amendment A" to the Book of Order which became known for striking "fidelity and chastity" as an ordination standard.
Creator:
Stuart, Laird J., 1943-2018. (author), Haberer, Jack (author)
Subject names:
Haberer, Jack--Archives.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church, Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
Phoenix (Ariz.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:144569
Title:
An address delivered by Abraham Lincoln.
Creator:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (author)
Subject names:
Second Presbyterian Church (Springfield, Ill.), Washingtonian Temperance Society (Springfield, Ill.)
Topics:
Temperance.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140352
Title:
Black manifesto, May 15, 1969.
Description:
Presentation of UPCUSA General Council to the General Assembly by Eliezer Risco, Obed Lopez, Gayraud Wilmore, James Forman, Metz Rollins, and Edler G. Hawkins to the 181st General Assembly, May 15, 1969, on Forman's Black Manifesto and racial reconciliation.
Creator:
Risco, Eliezer. (speaker), Lopez, Obed. (speaker), Wilmore, Gayraud S. (speaker), Forman, James, 1928-2005. (speaker), Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926- (speaker), Hawkins, Edler Garnett, 1908-1977. (speaker)
Subject names:
Forman, James, 1928-2005., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Texas)
Topics:
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American Presbyterians., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116533
Title:
The Church in independent Africa today, about 1968.
Description:
Produced by Gunter Kaiser for Zambia Broadcasting Services. Includes hymns, worship in English, Bemba, Lozi, and Tonga. Includes speech by Kenneth Kaunda, president of Zambia.
Creator:
Kaunda, Kenneth D. (Kenneth David), 1924- (speaker)
Subject names:
Kaunda, Kenneth D. (Kenneth David), 1924-, Kaiser, Günter.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Africa--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Africa--Religion.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116525
Title:
Eugene Carson Blake statement on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, November 23, 1963.
Creator:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker)
Subject names:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Assassination.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116510
Title:
Eugene Carson Blake, "The Church and Communism," May 9, 1961.
Description:
Eugene Carson Blake speaking at a meeting of the Los Angeles Presbytery, Los Angeles, California. Continues with installation of moderator of the UPCUSA General Assembly [possibly Paul McKelvey, 1961].
Creator:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Los Angeles.
Topics:
Communism and Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116494
Title:
A voice from South Africa, side 1.
Creator:
Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946- (speaker), Cunningham, Sarah. (speaker)
Subject names:
Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946-, United Presbyterian Women. National Meeting (1982 : Purdue University)
Topics:
Blacks--South Africa.
Geographic subjects:
South Africa--Social conditions., South Africa--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116463
Title:
Kenneth G. Neigh and Ross Greek on metropolitan mission, before 1967.
Description:
Audio tape portion of KIT 345, presented at annual meeting of the UPCUSA Board of National Missions, New York, April 27-28, 1967. Urban ministry needs in Los Angeles. Focuses on: the West Hollywood Presbyterian Church with Ross Greek, minister; Watts; race relations; Budd Schulberg. Tape includes excerpts of a Neigh address from 1962, and a recording by Ross Greek from 1966.
Creator:
Greek, Ross Albert, 1914-1995. (speaker), Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996. (speaker)
Subject names:
West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.), Schulberg, Budd., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
City missions--California--Los Angeles., Church and social problems--California--Los Angeles., City churches--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116461
Title:
A voice from South Africa, side 2.
Creator:
Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946- (speaker), Cunningham, Sarah. (speaker)
Subject names:
Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946-, United Presbyterian Women. National Meeting (1982 : Purdue University)
Topics:
Blacks--South Africa.
Geographic subjects:
South Africa--Social conditions., South Africa--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116453
Title:
Eugene Callender address on evangelization in Harlem, 1960s.
Description:
Eugene Callender, of Harlem's Presbyterian Church of the Master and the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race, address on evangelization and racial justice, 1964-1966.
Creator:
Callender, Eugene. (speaker)
Subject names:
Church of the Master Presbyterian Church (Manhattan, N.Y.)
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116402

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