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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:
Young boy drinking cod liver oil before a meal.
Description:
Palestine 136 Rafah refugee camp in Gaza. Just before their milk, the boys have to take a spoonful of Cod Liver Oil.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions., United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
Topics:
Church work with refugees., Refugees--Palestine., Refugees--Gaza Strip., Refugees, Palestinian Arab.
Geographic subjects:
Gaza Strip., Palestine.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:83442
Title:
A widow and her children.
Description:
Gaza. Fatmeh Hamadeh from Gaza. Widow, has 5 children; 4 of them are twins of 5 and 7 years. Husband died 3 years ago as a result of an air raid in Gaza. They live in a room made of mud and covered with rags. No other source of income except the rations they draw from UNRWA. The children's daily food consists of bread and salt. Issued with flour, clothing, blankets and shoes. [WCC photo]
Creator:
World Council of Churches. Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee, and World Service. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions., United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
Topics:
Church work with refugees., Refugees--Palestine., Refugees--Gaza Strip., Refugees, Palestinian Arab.
Geographic subjects:
Gaza Strip.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:83435
Title:
Refugee family bathing.
Description:
1951. No. 1374 (UNRWA 1009). Rafah camp, Gaza. The camp has a school where 1796 boys and girls receive education. This picture shows a refugee family having a bath. 2 litres of water for three children. Note the characteristic physical condition of the child on the mother's knee due to under-nourishment.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee, and World Service. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions., United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
Topics:
Church work with refugees., Refugees--Palestine., Refugees--Gaza Strip., Refugees, Palestinian Arab.
Geographic subjects:
Gaza Strip., Palestine.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:83389
Title:
Group of boys in a book binding class.
Description:
United Nations Relief and Works Agency. February 1951. No. 6014. Imam Shafi’I Gaza. Book-binding class. 12 boys are learning a trade in preparation for the future when they will have to earn a living. Cloth for 125 books has been made and the books have been bound in a satisfactory manner. Books for the Circulating Library run by the Welfare Section have been sent to this training school for binding.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee, and World Service. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions., United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
Topics:
Church work with refugees., Refugees--Palestine., Refugees--Gaza Strip., Refugees, Palestinian Arab.
Geographic subjects:
Gaza Strip., Palestine.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:83384

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