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Description:Interview (part two) conducted by Sonia Prescott with Edwin Ayres Bethea and Wendell Charles Love on July 3, 2023. Edwin was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 15, 1931 to Monroe Ayres Bethea and Marzetta Pressley Bethea. Edwin spent his early childhood years with his grandparents and other paternal family members in Millers Ferry, Wilcox County, Alabama. Calvin B. Bethea (born 1863) and Annie McArthur Bethea (born 1868), Edwin’s paternal grandparents, were sharecroppers on the properties of Judge William Henderson in Millers Ferry. Edwin was educated in one of the six mission schools in Wilcox County supported by the Freedman’s Bureau and the United Presbyterian Church of North America. As his parents had been before him, Edwin was a student at the Millers Ferry Normal and Industrial School. In the interviews, Edwin provides a firsthand account of the Black Presbyterian experience in Wilcox County.Creator:Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023. (interviewee), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer), Love, Wendell C. (contributor)Subject names:Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023., National Black Presbyterians United.Topics:African American Presbyterians.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359657
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Description:Interview (part one) conducted by Sonia Prescott with Edwin Ayres Bethea and Wendell Charles Love on July 3, 2023. Edwin was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 15, 1931 to Monroe Ayres Bethea and Marzetta Pressley Bethea. Edwin spent his early childhood years with his grandparents and other paternal family members in Millers Ferry, Wilcox County, Alabama. Calvin B. Bethea (born 1863) and Annie McArthur Bethea (born 1868), Edwin’s paternal grandparents, were sharecroppers on the properties of Judge William Henderson in Millers Ferry. Edwin was educated in one of the six mission schools in Wilcox County supported by the Freedman’s Bureau and the United Presbyterian Church of North America. As his parents had been before him, Edwin was a student at the Millers Ferry Normal and Industrial School. In the interviews, Edwin provides a firsthand account of the Black Presbyterian experience in Wilcox County.Creator:Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023. (interviewee), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer), Love, Wendell C. (contributor)Subject names:Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023., National Black Presbyterians United.Topics:African American Presbyterians.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359656
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Title:Creator:Costen, James Hutten, 1931-2003. (interviewee), Costen, James Hutten, 1955-2018. (interviewer)Subject names:Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, Ga.)Topics:African American Presbyterians., African American Christian educators., African American clergy.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348016
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Description:Memorial service for Melva Costen, Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), Oscar McCloud presiding. Speakers include J. Herbert Nelson, Denise Anderson, Paul Roberts.Creator:Costen, Melva Wilson, 1933-2023, Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), Nelson, J. Herbert, II, 1959-, McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936-, Anderson, T. DeniseTopics:African American Presbyterians., African American leadership., African American Christian educators.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345474
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Description:Via North Avenue Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpCFaXaadLMCreator:Bethea, Edwin, 1931-2023.Subject names:North Avenue Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.)Topics:African American Presbyterians.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345295
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Description:A promotional film for the Presbyterian-operated Boggs Academy in Keysville, Georgia. Tells the story of Shirley, a little girl who dreams of learning everything at Boggs. Produced by the PCUSA Board of National Missions, 1937.Creator:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions., Boggs Academy.Topics:African Americans--Education--Georgia--Keysville., African American children--Georgia--Keysville.Geographic subjects:Keysville (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344681
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Description:Interview with Dr. James Costen regarding his retirement from the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia in 1998.Creator:Costen, James Hutten, 1931-2003. (interviewee)Subject names:Costen, James Hutten, 1931-2003., Costen, James Hutten, 1931-2003--Archives., Costen, Melva Wilson, 1933-2023--Archives., Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, Ga.)Topics:African American Presbyterians., African American leadership.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300797
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Description:Movie produced by the Center for Democratic Renewal documenting the Ku Klux Klan's involvement in and influence on the City of Blakely Fire Department. Includes coverage of the deaths of Charles McCoy and Antavious Williams, two African American children, purportedly due to the fire department's negligence; an interview segment with Sara Ann McCoy, mother of Charles; a speech by Rev. Dr. Mac Charles Jones, vice chair of the Center for Democratic Renewal; interview segments with Ben Cawthon and Wilbur Robinson of Blakely's Concerned Black Citizens Committee; and a statement by David Griffin, former Blakely City Council member, asserting that Blakely fire chief Franklin Brown was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.Creator:Center for Democratic Renewal. (producer), Levitas, Daniel. (producer), Bailey, Louis. (film director), Ettinger, Bruce. (film editor)Subject names:Center for Democratic Renewal., Ku Klux Klan (1915- ), Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (1975)Topics:Racism against Black people--United States., White supremacy movements--Georgia., Racial discrimination--United States--20th century.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286343
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Creator:Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Stone Mountain (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181712
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Creator:Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Stone Mountain (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181711
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Creator:Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Crossroads Presbyterian Church (Stone Mountain, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Stone Mountain (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181710
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Creator:Druid Hills Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Druid Hills Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181708
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Creator:Peachtree Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Peachtree Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181707
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Creator:Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Decatur (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181702
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Creator:Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Decatur (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181701
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Creator:Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Decatur (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181700
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Creator:Trinity Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:Trinity Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181657
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Title:Description:Sermon given by Rev. Andrew Stephens on public lynching by police.Creator:Radcliffe Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.) (creator), Stephens, Andrew. (speaker)Subject names:Radcliffe Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Atlanta (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181654
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Description:Sermon given by Rev. Amantha Barbee, pastor.Creator:Oakhurst Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.) (creator), Barbee, Amantha. (speaker)Subject names:Oakhurst Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Decatur (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181652
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Creator:First Afrikan Church (Lithonia, Ga.) (creator)Subject names:First Afrikan Church (Lithonia, Ga.)Topics:Police brutality--United States., Police-community relations--United States., Racism--United States--21st century.Geographic subjects:Lithonia (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:181643
