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- Title
- Service marks anniversary of death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Description
- At the end of a service marking the twelfth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the congregation of New York's Riverside Church, was led in singing "We Shall Overcome," by participants including, from left: Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young; Ms. Marion Hollingsworth, chairperson of the commemorative service; New York Judge Bruce Wright; the Rev. George Thomas, minister of outreach and institutional relations of Riverside Church; the church's pastor, Dr. William Sloane Coffin, Jr.; Dr. Edward Lowe and Benjamin Lorick, both black Christian caucus leaders of the congregation and the Rev. Dr. Eugene Laubach, the church's coordinating minister.
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, RT 1054, Box 52, image no. P-53523; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Identifier (local)
- RNS-RG1_P-53523
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:149292
- Title
- Seminar explores theology of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Description
- Coretta Scott King, Dr. Harold DeWolf, Dean Jim L. Waits, and Dr. Noel Erskine sing hymnals at an Emory University seminar studying the theology of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, RT 1054, Box 52, image no. PC-53506; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Identifier (local)
- RNS-RG1_PC-53506
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:147358
- Title
- Hosea L. Williams, Gayraud S. Wilmore, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King.
- Description
- [Hosea L. Williams (standing, left) and Gayraud S. Wilmore (standing, center) at a press conference with Martin Luther King, Jr. (seated, center) and Coretta Scott King (seated, right)]
- Date Created
- 1963, ca. 1963-1968
- Name Subject(s)
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006., Wilmore, Gayraud S., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race--Archives.
- Physical Location
- RG 301.9, Box 14, Folder 58; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race Records, 1963-1971.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-3019
- Identifier (local)
- ds3175
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:7202
- 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)
- 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:356783
- 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)
- 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:350402
- 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)
- 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:353965
- Title
- Dr. King addresses Methodist students.
- Description
- Text transcribed from caption: P-31984 DR. KING ADDRESSES METHODIST STUDENTS LINCOLN, Neb. -- Youth leaders greet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who addressed 3,500 delegates attending the Eighth Quadrennial Conference of the Methodist Student Movement in Lincoln, Neb. Shown with the noted Negro Baptist integration leader are, from left: Dave Chapman of Arizona State University, Frank Mitchell of Dickinson College, and Daisy L. Capers of Florida A&M. Dr. King, 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner, called on the students and their campus religious leaders to become “involved participants in this great struggle” for social justice. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FRE-1A-65-NAB)
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, image no. P-31984; 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-31984
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:356008
- 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
- 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)
- 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:356780
- 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)
- 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:356758
- 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
- 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)
- 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:349589
- 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
- Dr. King meets with president.
- Description
- Text transcribed from caption: PC-32133 DR. KING MEETS WITH PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is escorted by Vice President Humphrey to the White House for a meeting with President Johnson to discuss the Negro voter registration drive in Selma, Ala. After the conference, the noted Negro Baptist leader said the President “made it clear to me that he plans to offer legislation to Congress specifically on voting rights.” Dr. King, winner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, spent five days in the Dallas County, Ala., jail. He was arrested on charges of parading without a police permit in Selma where he led demonstrations for Negro registrations. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-2B-65-NAB)
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, image no. PC-32133; 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-32133
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:356044
- Title
- White segregationist attacks Dr. King.
- Description
- Text transcribed from caption: PC-32069 WHITE SEGREGATIONIST ATTACKS DR. KING SELMA, Ala. -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is confronted by a white segregationist outside the Dallas County Court House in Selma, Ala. The man later punched and kicked the noted Negro integration leader as he registered at a previously segregated hotel. The attacker was James Robinson, 26, of Birmingham, Ala., a member of the segregationist National States Rights Party. Police quickly seized Mr. Robinson and charged him with assault and disturbing the peace. Dr. King said later he was not hurt by the attack, suffering only a headache. The 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner and leading advocate of the non-violent movement against discrimination was in Selma to assist a voter registration drive. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-1C-65-NAB)
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, image no. PC-32069; 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-32069
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:356036
- 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
- National anthem opens Washington march program.
- Description
- Text transcribed from caption: P-29811 NATIONAL ANTHEM OPENS WASHINGTON MARCH PROGRAM WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A young Negro usher, holding cap at right, stands solemnly with religious, civil rights and labor leaders on the platform in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the national anthem at the opening of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom program. Five of the 10 chairmen of the March also on the platform were, from left to right: Whitney M. Young Jr., executive director of the National Urban League; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers Union; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., and acting chairman of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race; and, second from right, Rabbi Joachim Prinz, president of the American Jewish Congress. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-9A-63-NBM)
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, image no. P-29811; 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-29811
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:358299
- Title
- Negro leaders confer on demonstrations.
- Description
- Text transcribed from caption: PC-31355 NEGRO LEADERS CONFER ON DEMONSTRATIONS NEW YORK--Negro leaders of four major civil rights groups called for a “broad curtailment” of mass demonstrations until after the Presidential election. Their appeal was issued following a meeting in New York. Shown around the conference table are from left, Bayard Rustin, organizer of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Jack Greenberg, NAACP attorney; Whitney M. Young, Jr., executive director of the National Urban League; James Farmer, national director of CORE; Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the NAACP; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; John Lewis, chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee; and A. Philip Randolph, chairman of the Negro American Labor Council. Not all of the conference participants supported the appeal. Before the meeting, Dr. King conferred with Mayor Rober F. Wagner on ways to ease racial tensions and raise the economic status of Negroes. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-7E-64-NAB)
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31355; 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-31355
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:349598
- 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
- March leaders confer with president.
- Description
- Text transcribed from caption: PC-29807 MARCH LEADERS CONFER WITH PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Strong bi-partisan support will be necessary to push civil rights legislation through Congress, President Kennedy told leaders of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The March chairmen spent an hour with the Chief Executive following the demonstration which drw over 200,000 people to the capital. Shown here, for left, are: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Floyd B. McKissick, national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality; Mathew Ahmann, executive director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice; Whitney M. Young Jr., executive director of the National Urban League; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., founder and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; John Lewis (in rear), chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; Rabbi Joachim Prinz, president of the American Jewish Congress; ; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake (in rear), chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and acting chairman of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race; A. Philip Randolph, founder and president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, director of the March; President Kennedy, and Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers Union. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (SM-DC-8E-63-NBM)
- Physical Location
- RNS RG 1, image no. PC-29807; 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-29807
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:358320
- Title
- Joe Scrivner oral history, 2022
- Description
- Joe Scrivner is Dean of Chapel at Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) and pastor of Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Creator Name(s)
- Scrivner, Joe (interviewee)
- Date Created
- 2022, October 28, 2022, October 28, 2022
- Name Subject(s)
- Stillman College, Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Topical Subject(s)
- African American Presbyterians, Afrocentrism--Religious aspects--Presbyterians
- Physical Location
- ARCHIVES 22-1029; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
- Related Item
- Joe Scrivner oral history--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjA0MjA=&q
- Identifier (local)
- Scrivner.mp4
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:294115
- Title
- J. Herbert Nelson II oral history, 2023
- Description
- Interview of J. Herbert Nelson II, taken 13 January 2023, on his time at Liberation Community Church (Memphis, Tenn.)
- Creator Name(s)
- Nelson, J. Herbert II, 1959- (interviewee)
- Date Created
- 2023, January 13, 2023, January 13, 2023
- Name Subject(s)
- Liberation Community Church (Memphis, Tenn.)
- Topical Subject(s)
- African American Presbyterians, Afrocentrism, Racism--United States
- Physical Location
- ARCHIVES 23-0107; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
- Related Item
- J. Herbert Nelson II oral history--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjA0NjY=&q
- Identifier (local)
- 23-0107_NelsonII
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:309059
- Title
- Committee for a Unified Newark meeting, 1970
- Description
- Meeting of Committee for a Unified Newark, featuring Amiri Baraka (introduced as Leroi Jones), Presbytery of Newark, Diocese of Newark, former Small Business Administration head Howard Samuels.
- Creator Name(s)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of Newark
- Date Created
- 1970, 1970, 1970
- Name Subject(s)
- Committee for a Unified Newark, Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014
- Physical Location
- ARCHIVES 19-0519; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Presbytery of Newark records, 1953-2016--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzMzg=&qr
- Identifier (local)
- 19-0519_CFUN1970
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:149276
- Title
- James Baldwin, "White Racism or World Community," July 7, 1968, tape 2.
- Description
- Address by James Baldwin to a meeting of the World Council of Churches in Uppsala.
- Creator Name(s)
- Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. (speaker)
- Date Created
- 1968, July 7, 1968
- Name Subject(s)
- National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., World Council of Churches., Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Physical Location
- ARCHIVES 03-0529h; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Identifier (local)
- 03-0529h_baldwin_speech_tape2
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:116377