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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:
Dan Smith memorial service, 2023.
Description:
Dan Smith was a Presbyterian and Congregationalist minister, longtime pastor of West Hollywood United Church of Christ. He was born 2 February 1953 in Buffalo, N.Y., and educated at SUNY Fredonia and Princeton Theological Seminary. He was a conscientious objector during the American war in Vietnam. He was ordained in 1978 and spent six years installed at First Presbyterian Church (Geneva, N.Y.) before moving to Los Angeles. He took the pastorate of West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) in 1984, becoming the first openly gay minister installed in a PC(USA) congregation. During his tenure the congregation would spearhead AIDS ministry in West Hollywood, and build the Lazarus Project, dedicated to reconciling the church with its LGBTQ community. Smith retired in 2020. He died 12 June 2023.
Creator:
Smith, Daniel Edmund, 1953-2023. (dedicatee), West Hollywood United Church of Christ (Los Angeles, Calif.) (creator)
Subject names:
West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.), Smith, Daniel Edmund, 1953-2023.
Topics:
LGBTQ+ Presbyterians., Gay clergy.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345470
Title:
Afghanistan Rebuilds (2003)
Description:
Promotional video for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and Church World Service reconstruction and relief work in Afghanistan, 2003.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Media Services. (creator)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Disaster Assistance., Church World Service.
Topics:
International relief--Afghanistan., War relief--Afghanistan.
Geographic subjects:
Afghanistan.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179234
Title:
Police accountability study guide, 2001
Description:
A prior study guide, Restorative Justice, focused on the victims of violence. From the introduction: "This study/action resource turns our attention to two additional categories of victims: those who are harassed or abused by the very officers who have pledged to protect and defend, andthe protectors and defenders themselves. Our task is to help churches find ways to “nurture a justice-sensitive citizenry” and a law-enforcement system that is both respected by and accountable to the citizenry it serves." Six wpd documents and an image converted to PDF.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Social Justice and Peacemaking Unit
Topics:
Police brutality -- United States., Police-community relations -- United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:177050
Title:
Let Justice Flow Like Water: Many Streams, One River (1998)
Description:
Program of racial justice leadership development conference, Cullman, Alabama, 1998. Featuring Inez Fleming, Nibs Stroupe.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Media Services. (creator)
Subject names:
Stroupe, Gibson P., 1946-
Topics:
Racism--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179063
Title:
1991 General Assembly silent protest.
Description:
Silent march by gay and lesbian Presbyterians and their allies in plenary of the 203rd General Assembly of the PC(USA), introduced by moderator Herb Valentine. Media services identifier PM 91-013.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Mission Agency. Media Services.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (203rd : 1991 : Baltimore, Md.), Valentine, Herbert Duncan, 1935-
Topics:
Homosexuality--Religious aspects--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Baltimore (Md.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145297
Title:
Restoring Creation for Ecology and Social Justice (1990)
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Media Services, Gibson, William E. (contributor), Stivers, Robert (contributor), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Eco-Justice Task Force
Topics:
Environmental justice, Sustainable agriculture, Global warming
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300235
Title:
Looking for God's Presence / The Gospel in Africa (1985)
Description:
"This is a portrayal of two African countries, Kenya and Zambia, and their commitment to Christianity. In Kenya, we focus on the Masai tribe and how they are gradually modifying their traditions in response to their Christian faith. In Zambia, we interview Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, son of a Presbyterian pastor and president of the republic. President Kaunda talks about the situation in South Africa, the concerns of the independent African nations, and the movement towards imposing economic sanctions. He warns that unless the conflict in South Africa is resolved hundreds of thousands of people will die."
Creator:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Support Agency. Communications Unit. Video One (creator)
Subject names:
Kaunda, Kenneth D. (Kenneth David), 1924-
Topics:
Apartheid--South Africa.
Geographic subjects:
Kenya., South Africa., Zambia.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:10184
Title:
Mission Digest: Developing Indian Leadership.
Description:
"Mission Digest" pamphlet, No. 1.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations. (publisher), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. (publisher)
Subject names:
Corbett, Cecil, 1931-2020--Archives., Corbett, Cecil, 1931-2020., Cook Christian Training School.
Topics:
Indigenous Presbyterians., Presbyterian universities and colleges.
Geographic subjects:
Tempe (Ariz.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:288182
Title:
Steps toward reconciliation, 1969, reel 2.
Description:
"An interpretive presentation for the congregations, sessions, presbyteries, and synods of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. dealing with the confrontation between the Church and Black Power, Brown Power, and Red Power groups."
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Texas)
Subject names:
Forman, James, 1928-2005., Risco, Eliezer, 1936-2017., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Texas)
Topics:
Racism--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Texas)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:165933
Title:
Steps toward reconciliation, 1969, reel 1.
Description:
"An interpretive presentation for the congregations, sessions, presbyteries, and synods of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. dealing with the confrontation between the Church and Black Power, Brown Power, and Red Power groups."
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Texas)
Subject names:
Forman, James, 1928-2005, Forman, James, 1928-2005., Risco, Eliezer, 1936-2017., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (181st : 1969 : San Antonio, Texas)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church.--Racism--Religious aspects
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Texas)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:165931
Title:
Arrest of Eugene Carson Blake, 1963.
Description:
On July 4, 1963, the stated clerk of the UPCUSA, Eugene Carson Blake, was jailed in Baltimore, Maryland, for trespassing. Along with 283 activists from the Council on Racial Equality and the Baltimore Clergymen's Interfaith Committee, Blake had challenged the owners of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park to desegregate.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Radio and Television.
Subject names:
Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topics:
Civil rights--Religious aspects
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146310
Title:
A Widow.
Description:
A Widow.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Ministerial Relief and Sustentation--Archives.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8472
Title:
Christopher House.
Description:
Presbytery of Chicago- Christopher House- 1618 Fullerton Ave.
Creator:
Hornby & Freiberg. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Chicago.
Topics:
Social settlements--Illinois--Chicago.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5120
Title:
Edward L.R. Elson in Vietnam.
Subject names:
Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993--Archives., Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993.
Topics:
Military chaplains., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Chaplains.
Geographic subjects:
Vietnam.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5605
Title:
Royal charm at work.
Description:
Further information regarding a photo of Princess Margaret with four clergymen.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Church of England--Clergy., Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002., Windsor, House of.
Topics:
Clergy--England--London., Princesses--England--London., Princesses--Religious life.
Geographic subjects:
London (England)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149666
Title:
Gayraud Wilmore interviewed by J. Oscar McCloud, 1981.
Description:
Oral history recorded December 23, 1981 in Newark, N.J.
Creator:
Wilmore, Gayraud S. (interviewee), McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936- (interviewer)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race., Student Christian Movement., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.).
Topics:
African Americans--Civil rights., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American clergy., Segregation in education--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:133226
Title:
A weary Cambodian mother waits for food for her hungry child, alternative caption.
Description:
Also includes a caption for another photograph not in the collection.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Episcopal Church., International Committee of the Red Cross--Thailand.
Topics:
Cambodian-Vietnamese Conflict, 1977-1991., Refugee camps--Thailand., Humanitarian intervention--Cambodia., Humanitarian intervention--Thailand.
Geographic subjects:
Thailand., Cambodia.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149059
Title:
Death-bed of Lincoln.
Description:
Death-bed of Lincoln. [print reproduction of a painting by John H. Littlefield; Reproduced through the courtesy of the Rosenbach Co.]
Creator:
Littlefield, John H. (artist)
Subject names:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7058
Title:
Chaplain J. T. Harbert.
Description:
Ready for a "quick" service in the desert, Chaplain J. T. Harbert in "fatigues" (Calif. Desert).
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Camp and Church Activities--Archives., Harbert, Jason T., 1899-
Topics:
Chaplains--California.
Geographic subjects:
California.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:5534
Title:
George Teaz Jamieson interviewed by Alfreda Hinn, May 12, 1980.
Description:
George Teaz Jamieson was a Presbyterian chaplain, born 26 February 1907, died 4 September 1997.
Creator:
Jamieson, George Teaz, 1907-1997. (interviewee), Hinn, Cora Alfreda Pence, 1908-1982. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Jamieson, George Teaz, 1907-1997.
Topics:
Military chaplains.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116474

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