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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:
Telegram from William A. Morrison to President John F. Kennedy, June 30, 1963.
Description:
Telegram from William A. Morrison, General Secretary of the Board of Christian Education, to President John F. Kennedy. Urges the President and the White House to organize a conference on civil rights issues in the country.
Creator:
Morrison, William Angus, 1915- (author), Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. (addressee)
Subject names:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Morrison, William Angus, 1915-, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (175th : 1963 : Des Moines, Iowa)
Topics:
Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345260
Title:
Letters from Gayraud Wilmore to the Commission on Religion and Race.
Description:
Letters from Gayraud Wilmore, Executive Director, to members of the Commission on Religion and Race regarding their upcoming meeting in Birmingham, Alabama.
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (author)
Subject names:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Wilmore, Gayraud S., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963.
Geographic subjects:
Birmingham (Ala.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345255
Title:
United Presbyterian Commission on Religion and Race.
Description:
Outlines the purpose, composition, and authority of the newly formed UPCUSA Commission on Religion and Race.
Subject names:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (175th : 1963 : Des Moines, Iowa), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education.
Topics:
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345248
Title:
Letter from Rev. Thomas Kilgore to Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, July 30, 1963.
Description:
Letter written by Rev. Thomas Kilgore of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom to Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, Stated Clerk of the UPCUSA. In the letter, Rev. Kilgore urgently asks for financial support for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Creator:
Kilgore, Thomas, 1913-1998. (author), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (addressee)
Subject names:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Kilgore, Thomas, 1913-1998., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345245
Title:
Interview of Dean H. Lewis by R. Douglas Brackenridge, Tape 1, Side 1.
Description:
Cassette tape 1, side 1 of an interview recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 11 to 12, 1988. Dean Lewis discusses his upbringing as a Southern Baptist in Missouri, his attendance of Yale Divinity School, his time as a pastor in Springdale, Arkansas, and his career leading up to his time in the Office of Church and Society. Part of a 5 cassette tape set.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344382
Title:
Charlotte and Gustave Sindt articles and obituaries, 1978-1995.
Description:
Articles and obituaries for Charlotte and Gustave (Gus) Sindt, the parents of David Sindt, an openly gay Presbyterian pastor, leader, and activist.
Creator:
Young, Caroline. (author), Burson, Pat. (author), Ganzel, Rebecca. (author), Scott, Cynthia. (author)
Subject names:
Sindt, David, 1940-1986--Archives., Sindt, David, 1940-1986., Sindt, Charlotte., Sindt, Gustave.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Parents of gays--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344297
Title:
Letters from Cesar Chavez and James J. Cochran to Dean H. Lewis, 1974.
Description:
A March 21, 1974 letter from labor activist Cesar Chavez and a January 24, 1974 letter from James J. Cochran of the Presbyterian Lay Committee.
Creator:
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993. (author), Cochran, James J. (author), Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (addressee)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Farm Workers of America., Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993., Presbyterian Lay Committee., Cochran, James J., Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021.
Topics:
Church and the world., Agricultural laborers--Labor unions.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344293
Title:
Statement of Resignation to the General Assembly Mission Council of the United Presbyterian Church, USA by the Reverend Leon E. Fanniel, Executive Director.
Creator:
Fanniel, Leon, 1930-2018. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., Fanniel, Leon, 1930-2018., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly Mission Council.
Topics:
Church and the world., African American Presbyterians., African American clergy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344287
Title:
Letter to U.S. Congress from the Board of Christian Education, April 29, 1964.
Description:
Letter to U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate from the Board of Christian Education's Joseph J. Copeland and Margaret E. (Maggie) Kuhn regarding the Becker Amendment (H.J.Res. 693), April 29, 1964.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. (creator), Copeland, Joseph J. (author), Kuhn, Maggie. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Office of Church and Society., Kuhn, Maggie., Copeland, Joseph J., United States. Congress.
Topics:
Prayer in the public schools--Law and legislation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344285
Title:
Letter from Anne Wexler to Dean H. Lewis, January 18, 1980.
Description:
Letter addressed to Dean Lewis regarding energy issues and his recent visit to the White House. Written by Anne Wexler, Assistant to President Jimmy Carter.
Creator:
Wexler, Anne, 1930-2009. (author), Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (addressee)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United States. President (1977-1981: Carter), Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021., Wexler, Anne, 1930-2009.
Topics:
Church and the world., Energy conservation. 
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344283
Title:
The Work of the Standing Committee on Church and Society.
Description:
Work summary and guidelines for newly elected members of the Standing Committee on Church and Society.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Church and Society.
Topics:
Church and the world.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344271
Title:
Letter from Sam H. Franklin, Jr. to Lois Stair, December 28, 1971.
Description:
Letter from Professor Sam H. Franklin, Jr. of Tokyo Union Theological Seminary, to Lois Stair, Moderator of the General Assembly, concerning Christian morality and the Vietnam War.
Creator:
Franklin, Sam H. (author), Stair, Lois, 1923-1981. (addressee)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., Stair, Lois, 1923-1981., Franklin, Sam H., Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Moral and ethical aspects.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344269
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:
Procedures
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Advisory Council on Church and Society. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Advisory Council on Church and Society.
Topics:
Church and the world.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344241
Title:
The Pronouncements of the General Assembly.
Description:
Prepared by the Office of Church and Society, May 10, 1966.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Office of Church and Society. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Office of Church and Society., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly.
Topics:
Church and the world., Social policy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344231
Title:
Department of Social Education and Action.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Social Education and Action. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Social Education and Action.
Topics:
Church and the world.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344222
Title:
Task Force to Study Homosexuality, Regional Hearing - Bill Silver.
Description:
Transcript of testimony from Bill Silver, the first openly gay ordination candidate in the UPCUSA.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Task Force to Study Homosexuality. (creator), Silver, William David, 1947-2007. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., Silver, William David, 1947-2007., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Task Force to Study Homosexuality.
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity., Ordination of gays--Presbyterians.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344215
Title:
Sugar Quota letters, 1971.
Description:
Letters from John R. Yost and Dean H. Lewis (June 4 and 28, 1971) to members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives regarding Sugar Quota legislation and apartheid in South Africa. Includes replies from Senator Walter F. Mondale (July 22, 1971) and Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (September 21, 1971).
Creator:
Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (author), Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978. (author), Mondale, Walter F., 1928-2021. (author), Yost, John R. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Church and Society., Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021., Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978., Mondale, Walter F., 1928-2021., Yost, John R., United States. Congress.
Topics:
Apartheid--South Africa., Foreign trade regulation--United States., Anti-apartheid activists--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States--Foreign economic relations--South Africa.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344210
Title:
Office of Church and Society.
Description:
Overview of the UPCUSA's Office of Church and Society, which was assigned the responsibility for helping the Church to speak and act with theological obedience and pragmatic effectiveness within and upon the structures and forces of the secular society.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Office of Church and Society. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Office of Church and Society.
Topics:
Church and the world.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344198
Title:
1971 Functions, Priorities, Limiting Commitments of the Department of Church and Society.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Church and Society. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Church and Society.
Topics:
Church and the world.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344192

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