Social and political issues and activism

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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
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Close-up of James Forman.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Forman, James, 1928-2005.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161321
Description:
James Forman, spokesman for National Black Economic Development Conference, addresses the General Assembly.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (creator), Griffing, Fred. (photographer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Forman, James, 1928-2005.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161300
Description:
Text transcribed from slide set's accompanying script: Eliezer Risco, editor of La Raza and spokesman for Mexican-Americans.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), Risco, Eliezer.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Chicano movement., Mexican American political activists.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161287
Description:
James Forman, spokesman for National Black Economic Development Conference, addresses the General Assembly.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (creator), Griffing, Fred. (photographer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Tex.), National Black Economic Development Conference., Forman, James, 1928-2005.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., African American civil rights workers.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:161282
Description:
Spokesmen for black- and brown-power organizations outline their positions at press conference following Assembly session. From left: Obed Lopez, of the Latin American Defense Organization; Eliezer Risco, of La Raza; James Forman, of the National Black Economic Development Conference; the Rev. Gayraud S. Wilmore, chairman of the Presbyterian Division of Church and Race; the Rev. J. Metz Rollins, of the National Committee of Black Churchmen; the Rev. Willis C. Tabor, of Black Presbyterians United; and the Rev. Frank H. Heinze, of the Presbyterian Office of Information. (From Presbyterian Life, June 15, 1969, p. 8, "Challenge and response" article.)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Texas), Lopez, Obed., Risco, Eliezer., Forman, James, 1928-2005., Wilmore, Gayraud S., Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926-, Tabor, Willis C., Heinze, Frank H., Latin American Defense Organization (Chicago, Ill.), National Black Economic Development Conference (1969 : Detroit, Mich.), National Black Presbyterians United.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139009
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
Description:
Interning at Baptist Hospital San Antonio.
Topics:
Church work with refugees., Refugees--Indonesia., Refugees--Texas--San Antonio.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:83449
Description:
Interning at Baptist Hospital San Antonio.
Topics:
Church work with refugees., Refugees--Indonesia., Refugees--Texas--San Antonio.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:83403
Description:
Interning at Baptist Hospital San Antonio.
Topics:
Church work with refugees., Refugees--Indonesia., Refugees--Texas--San Antonio.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:83379
Description:
H of N Serv. - S.A. Texas. Wise Men.
Subject names:
Home of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.)
Topics:
Community centers--Texas--San Antonio., Hispanic Americans--Missions--Texas--San Antonio., Christmas plays.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5427
Description:
House of Neighborly Service San Antonio, Texas. Mothers and babies come to "well-being" clinic.
Creator:
Fujihira, Toge. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Support Agency--Archives., Home of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.)
Topics:
Social settlements--Texas--San Antonio.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5150
Description:
House of Neighborly Service, San Antonio, Texas.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Support Agency--Archives.
Topics:
Social settlements--Texas--San Antonio.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5108
Description:
Young people around juke box in social hall.
Subject names:
Home of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.)
Topics:
Social settlements--Texas--San Antonio., Jukeboxes--Texas--San Antonio.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5076

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