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Title: Robert Lee Maffett and group of boys at Pennington Island Presbyterian Church.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: Pennington Island Pres. Church, NJ.
Date Created: 1960, July 1960, July 1960
Name Subject(s): Maffett, Robert Lee, 1920-2011--Archives., Maffett, Robert Lee, 1920-2011.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., African American clergy., Church work with children--New Jersey--Pennington.
Geographic subjects: New Jersey, Pennington., Pennington (N.J.), North and Central America--United States--Mercer--New Jersey--Pennington
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 16-0305; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Robert Lee Maffett family papers, 1930-2014.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTAzMTE=
Identifier (local): ds6767
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:176178

Title: Rioting in Jersey City.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31374 RIOTING IN JERSEY CITY JERSEY CITY -- A Roman Catholic priest bends to assist a Negro injured during rioting at Jersey City, N.J. Protestant and Catholic churchmen, following two nights of violence, patrolled streets in an effort to curb further outbreaks and presented a program designed for racial peace, to the city's mayor. One priest, who helped rescue a stranded white motorist from a mob, noted that his cassock was drenched with blood after he assisted some of the injured in one melee. Rioting centered in Jersey City's predominantly Negro districts. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-8A-64-W)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--New Jersey--Jersey City., Riots--New Jersey--Jersey City., Violence--New Jersey--Jersey City., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American neighborhoods--New Jersey--Jersey City.
Geographic subjects: New Jersey, Jersey City., New Jersey, Jersey City., New Jersey, Jersey City., New Jersey, Jersey City., Jersey City (N.J.), North and Central America--United States--New Jersey--Hudson--Jersey City
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31374; 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-31374
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349191

Title: Clergymen appeal for calm in Jersey riot.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31382 CLERGYMEN APPEAL FOR CALM IN JERSEY RIOT JERSEY CITY, N.J., -- Clergymen and police cooperate in the effort to calm rioters who ripped through Jersey City, N.J., for three successive nights. Here Negro ministers drive through the strife-torn neighborhoods in a loudspeaker-equipped car broadcasting an appeal to end the racial violence. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-NY-8B-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--New Jersey--Jersey City., Riots--New Jersey--Jersey City., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Police--New Jersey--Jersey City.
Geographic subjects: New Jersey, Jersey City., New Jersey, Jersey City., New Jersey, Jersey City., Jersey City (N.J.), North and Central America--United States--New Jersey--Hudson--Jersey City
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31382; 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-31382
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349194

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