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:
Paul Lamar oral history, 2021.
Description:
Paul Lamar, the oldest son of UPCUSA moderator Robert C. Lamar, talks about his father's work and witness, and about growing up gay inside and outside the Presbyterian Church.
Creator:
Lamar, Paul. (interviewee), Staniunas, David. (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly. Moderator (1974 : Lamar), First Presbyterian Church (Albany, N.Y.), Lamar, Paul--Interviews., Lamar, Robert C.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterians.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:175927
Title:
Traditional approach to sexual ethics is being challenged in major churches.
Description:
Artist Joe Giacalone's cartoon and its humorous punchline suggest the intense concern among Christians for the complicated matter of human sexuality. Featured in This Week in Religion.
Creator:
Giacalone, Joe. (artist), Religious News Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church., Methodist Church (Great Britain), United Church of God., Catholic Theological Society of America.
Topics:
Sex--Comic books, strips, etc., Sex--Religious aspects--Christianity., Sex instruction--Religious aspects--Christianity., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:148418
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Sign for Protestant Church, Block 15, Building 15.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United Staes., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82984
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Two men and a woman sit around a table at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Missions., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82975
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Woman caring for baby at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Missions., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82974
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Gardeners at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82732
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Children outside at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82728
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Wood relief sculpture at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82727
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Two men and a woman sit together at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82726
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Man painting a landscape at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82724
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Children playing outside at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82723
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Woman and child beside an American Junior Red Cross membership sign at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82722
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Man and woman stand beside an advertisement for a camp newspaper, "Pictorial Edition."
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82721
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Two men outside at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82719
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
"Japanese Industry." Boat at sea.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82717
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Farmland at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82716
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Inmates wait in line at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82715
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Boys read a book at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82714
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Aerial view of a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82713
Title:
Japanese American Incarceration Camp.
Description:
Church service at a Japanese American incarceration camp.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:82712

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