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Title: Integration leader welcomed.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30656 INTEGRATION LEADER WELCOMED HONOLULU -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Baptist minister and integration leader, receives traditional leis on his arrival in Hawaii. In addition to addressing University of Hawaii students, Dr. King spoke to state legislators and other government officials attending the "God and Country" service at Kawaihao church [sic. Kawaiahaʻo Church], the "Westminster Abbey" of Hawaii. His visit was sponsored jointly by the Honolulu Council of Churches and the University Associated Students. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HAW-2D-64-MH)
Creator Name(s): Church World Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, February 18, 1964, February 18, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., University of Hawaii at Manoa--Students., University of Hawaii at Manoa. Associated Students., Harada, Myra., Rollinson, Shirley.
Topical Subject(s): Church work with students--Hawaii--Honolulu., African American civil rights workers--Hawaii--Honolulu., African American clergy--Hawaii--Honolulu.
Geographic subjects: Hawaii, Honolulu., Hawaii, Honolulu., Hawaii, Honolulu., Honolulu (Hawaii), North and Central America--United States--Hawaii--Honolulu--Honolulu
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30656; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-30656
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353819

Title: Breakfast in bed for Dr. King.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31930 BREAKFAST IN BED FOR DR. KING STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, relaxes in Stockholm, Sweden, and is served breakfast in bed by Christina Bernstrom, “Lucia Light Queen” at his hotel. The 18-year-old girl wears an ancient costume dating back to Viking times and a crown of lighted candles. Sweden’s Festival of St. Lucia traditionally opens Christmas celebrations across the nation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-NY-12C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, December 13, 1964, December 13, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Bernstrom, Christina.
Topical Subject(s): Nobel Prize winners--Sweden--Stockholm., Civil rights workers--Sweden--Stockholm., Saint Lucy's Day--Sweden--Stockholm.
Geographic subjects: Sweden, Stockholm., Sweden, Stockholm., Sweden, Stockholm., Stockholm (Sweden), Europe--Sweden--Stockholm--Stockholm
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31930; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31930
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356656

Title: Huge Berlin crowd gathers to hear Dr. King.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31584 HUGE BERLIN CROWD GATHERS TO HEAR DR. KING WEST BERLIN -- More than 25,000 West Berliners attended the annual rally of the Evangelical Church in Berlin-Brandenburg to hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who visited both sectors of the divided city. The famous integration leader was hailed by Bishop Otto Dibelius of the Berlin-Brandenburg Church (second from right) for his efforts to achieve racial reconciliation through nonviolence. Dr. King was invited to Berlin by Mayor Willy Brandt (right) to open the city's annual Cultural Festival. During his visit he received an honorary doctorate from West Berlin's Evangelical Theological College. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KV-Ber-9C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Krueger, Fritz P. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Dibelius, Otto, 1880-1967., Brandt, Willy, 1913-1992., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Congresses., Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg--Bishops., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Germany--Berlin., African American civil rights workers--Germany--Berlin., African Americans--Relations with Germans., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), United States, Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31584; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31584
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349178

Title: Martin Luther King at Berlin Wall.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31562 MARTIN LUTHER KING AT BERLIN WALL BERLIN -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on a visit to Berlin at the invitation of Mayor Willy Brandt, gazes along the Berlin Wall. He later went through the wall at Checkpoint Charlie. East German border guards stopped the prominent integration leader, who had forgotten his passport, but after a delay allowed him to enter the Communist-dominated sector. Dr. King opened West Berlin's cultural festival, a two-week event dedicated to the interdependence of races. He also spoke in East Berlin's historic downtown St. Mary's church and took part in Protestant functions in both sections of the city. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WW-NY-9C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, September 13, 1964, September 13, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Germany--Berlin., African American civil rights workers--Germany--Berlin., African Americans--Relations with Germans., Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), United States, Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31562 ; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31562a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349173

Title: Martin Luther King at Berlin Wall.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31562 MARTIN LUTHER KING AT BERLIN WALL BERLIN -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on a visit to Berlin at the invitation of Mayor Willy Brandt, gazes along the Berlin Wall. He later went through the wall at Checkpoint Charlie. East German border guards stopped the prominent integration leader, who had forgotten his passport, but after a delay allowed him to enter the Communist-dominated sector. Dr. King opened West Berlin's cultural festival, a two-week event dedicated to the interdependence of races. He also spoke in East Berlin's historic downtown St. Mary's church and took part in Protestant functions in both sections of the city. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WW-NY-9C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, September 13, 1964, September 13, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Germany--Berlin., African American civil rights workers--Germany--Berlin., African Americans--Relations with Germans., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), United States, Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31562 ; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31562b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349174

Title: Negroes in 'massive assault' on bias.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31141 NEGROES IN ‘MASSIVE ASSAULT’ ON BIAS ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.-More racial demonstrations were in store for St. Augustine as Negro integration leaders held a press conference to announce the “beginning of a massive assault on segregation” in the city--scene of violence between whites and Negroes. Clergy leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference are seated at table during the press interview, with pickets carrying signs standing the background. Left to right are Dr. R. B. Hayling, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Dr. Ralph Abernathy. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-6B-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, June 10, 1964, June 10, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Hayling, Robert Bagner., Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights demonstrations--Florida--Saint Augustine., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights workers--Florida--Saint Augustine., Segregation--Florida--Saint Augustine., Press conferences--Florida--Saint Augustine.
Geographic subjects: Florida, Saint Augustine., United States., Florida, Saint Augustine., Florida, Saint Augustine., Florida, Saint Augustine., Saint Augustine (Fla.)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. PC-31141; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31141
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:350274

Title: Methodist cover story.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31702 METHODIST COVER STORY The new format of the Michigan Christian Advocate, introduced in its Oct. 8 issue, featured a cover photograph of Pope Paul VI’s meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., U.S. Baptist minister and integration leader. Official newsmagazine for Methodists in Michigan and now in its 90th year, the Advocate is one of many influential Protestant publications whose news columns are ecumenical in the sense that all phases of Christian work, Protestant and Catholic, are covered. In this picture, the Pope and Dr. King are flanked by Msgr. Paul C. Marcinkus of Chicago and the Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy of Atlanta, Ga. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FRE-NY-10C-64-W)
Creator Name(s): ANSA (Organization) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, October 8, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Marcinkus, Paul Casimir, 1922-2006., Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Chicago (Ill.)
Topical Subject(s): Baptists--Clergy., Magazine covers--Michigan., Interdenominational cooperation., Ecumenical movement., African American civil rights workers--United States., Civil rights workers--United States., Popes., Periodicals--Publishing--Michigan.
Geographic subjects: Michigan., United States., United States., Michigan., Michigan., North and Central America--United States--Michigan
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-31702; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-31702
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356529

Title: Dr. King preaches in London.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31937 DR. KING PREACHES IN LONDON LONDON -- The doctrine of “black supremacy” is as dangerous as “white supremacy,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., declared as he became the first non-Anglican to preach in the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The Baptist clergyman gave the sermon during his overseas tour to receive the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for his civil rights efforts. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-NY-12C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Pictorial Parade, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, December 6, 1964, December 6, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., St. Paul’s Cathedral (London, England)
Topical Subject(s): Baptists--England--London., Clergy--England--London., Civil rights workers--England--London., Sermons--England--London., Nobel Prize winners--England--London., African American civil rights workers--England--London.
Geographic subjects: England, London., England, London., England, London., England, London., England, London., England, London., London (England), Europe--England--Greater London--London
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31937; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31937
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356660

Title: Dr. King speaks at Episcopalian meeting.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31724 DR. KING SPEAKS AT EPISCOPALIAN MEETING ST. LOUIS -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., just before being notified that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize, addressed a dinner meeting of the unofficial Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, held in connection with the 61st General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Welcoming the noted Negro integration leader are Bishop George Cadigan of Missouri (left) and the Rev. John Morris, executive director of ESCRU. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PEC-SL-10D-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Episcopal Church. National Council. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, circa October 12, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Episcopal Church--Congresses., Episcopal Church--Bishops., Episcopal Church--Clergy., Cadigan, George L. (George Leslie), 1910-, Morris, John.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Missouri--Saint Louis., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Episcopal Church., Nobel Prize winners--Missouri--Saint Louis., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects: Missouri, Saint Louis., United States., Missouri, Saint Louis., Missouri, Saint Louis., Saint Louis (Mo.), North and Central America--United States--Missouri--Saint Louis City--Saint Louis
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31724; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31724
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356620

Title: Dr. King wins Nobel Peace Prize.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31714 DR. KING WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE ATLANTA, Ga. -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who has led the non-violent movement for civil rights in America for some ten years, was named to receive the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. The noted Baptist minister received the news from his wife by phone while at St. Joseph’s Infirmary, a Catholic hospital in Atlanta, where he had gone for a physical check-up. He said that “every penny” of the award money -- expected to be more than $54,000 -- would go for the civil rights movement. Dr. King is founder and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, dedicated to promoting equal rights for all Negroes. He is the second American Negro and the youngest person -- at 35 -- to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In September, Dr. King was received by Pope Paul VI in private audience at the Vatican. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-10C-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, October 1964, October 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., St. Joseph’s Infirmary (Atlanta, Ga.)
Topical Subject(s): Nobel Prize winners--Georgia--Atlanta., African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta., African American clergy--Georgia--Atlanta., Catholic hospitals--Georgia--Atlanta.
Geographic subjects: Georgia, Atlanta., Georgia, Atlanta., Georgia, Atlanta., Georgia, Atlanta., Atlanta (Ga.), North and Central America--United States--Georgia--Fulton--Atlanta
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-31714; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31714
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356667

Title: Dr. King receives Nobel Peace Prize.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31915 DR. KING RECEIVES NOBEL PEACE PRIZE OSLO -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga., noted Negro integration leader, is congratulated by Norway’s Crown Prince Harald (left) and King Olav after being presented with the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. Looking on is his wife, Mrs. Coretta King. Dr. King, a Baptist minister, was honored for his non-violent leadership in the civil rights movement. He said he was accepting the award on behalf of the movement and “all men who love peace and brotherhood.” Earlier he had announced that the prize money, about $54,000 would go to aid the struggle for social justice. Dr. King is founder and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, dedicated to promoting equal rights. He is the second American Negro and the youngest person--at 35--to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-12B-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, December 10, 1964, December 10, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Harald V, King of Norway, 1937-, Olav V, King of Norway, 1903-1991., King, Corretta Scott, 1927-2006., Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights workers--Norway--Oslo., Nobel Prize winners--Norway--Oslo., Award presentations--Norway--Oslo., Civil rights movements--United States., African American civil rights workers--Norway--Oslo.
Geographic subjects: Norway, Oslo., Norway, Oslo., Norway, Oslo., United States., Norway, Oslo., Oslo (Norway), Europe--Norway--Oslo--Oslo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-31915; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31915
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356693

Title: Edler Hawkins and Eugene Carson Blake press conference, 21 May 1964
Creator Name(s): Hawkins, Edler Garnett, 1908-1977, Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985
Date Created: 1964, May 21, 1964, May 21, 1964
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly. Moderator (1964-1965 : Hawkins)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City
Physical Location: TAPE 502; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Press conference, 5/21/64 [sound recording]--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=181
Identifier (local): TAPE502
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:280934

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