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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 Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Radio and Television.
Date Created: 1963, 1963, 1963
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--Religious aspects
Geographic subjects: North America--United States--Maryland--Baltimore
Physical Location: MOTION PICTURE A8, NEG A89; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Arrest of Dr. Eugene Carson Blake] [motion picture].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1639
Identifier (local): A89_ec_blake
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:146310

Title: James Forman burns court order.
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (creator)
Date Created: 1969
Name Subject(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Forman, James, 1928-2005.
Topical Subject(s): African American civil rights workers.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 03-0531b, Box 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Department of Communication Records, 1925-1997.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=Mzk1Mw==
Identifier (local): ds526
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4951

Title: In memoriam: a demonstration for civil rights.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-30299 IN MEMORIAM: A DEMONSTRATION FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ST. LOUIS -- Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish agencies joined in St. Louis in a demonstration for civil rights which was dedicated as a memorial to the late President Kennedy. Quiet, prayerful, the demonstration saw 35,000 people take part in a walk through the city’s main streets. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RC-STL-11E-63-W)
Creator Name(s): Clavenna, Robert A. (photographer)
Date Created: 1963, November 24, 1963, November 24, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Assassination.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Judaism., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights demonstrations--Missouri--St. Louis.
Geographic subjects: United States., Missouri, St. Louis., St. Louis (Mo.), North and Central America--United States--Missouri--Saint Louis City--Saint Louis
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. PC-30299; 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-30299
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352982

Title: Rev. Robert Lyon Beech.
Description: [Rev. Robert Lyon Beech, director of the NCC's Hattiesburg Minister's Project.]
Creator Name(s): Hilton, Bruce. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Delta Ministry of Mississippi., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of National Ministries--Archives., Beech, Robert, 1935-2008.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--Mississippi--20th century., Civil rights workers--Mississippi--20th century., Civil rights--Mississippi--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Hattiesburg (Miss.), North and Central America--United States--Mississippi--Hattiesburg
Physical Location: RT 746, Box 5, Social Corporate Ministries: Delta Ministries; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of National Ministries. Office of Communications Records, 1966-1973.
Identifier (local): ds3143
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6995

Title: Council on Church and Race, circa 1965.
Date Created: 1965, circa 1965
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race.
Topical Subject(s): Race relations--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., African Americans--Civil rights., Civil rights demonstrations.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 301.9, Box 14, Folder 66; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Guide to the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Council on Church and Race Records, 1963-1971.--https://history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-3019
Identifier (local): ds7402
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:344031

Title: Conversations with Metz Rollins and Will Campbell, Tape 1, Part 1.
Description: Metz Rollins speaking about the civil rights movement at Ghost Ranch (Abiquiú, New Mexico) on July 19, 1983. Rollins speaks about the history of the civil rights movement in the United States, his time in Tallahassee, Florida (including his arrest for aiding Florida A&M University students in the Tallahassee city bus boycott), his time in Nashville, Tennessee (including his participation in the Nashville sit-ins), and the Freedom Rides organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Part 1 of 12.
Creator Name(s): Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926- (speaker)
Date Created: 1983, July 19, 1983, July 19, 1983
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz), 1926-
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights workers--United States., African American clergy., African American Presbyterians., Civil rights demonstrations.
Geographic subjects: United States., United States., North and Central America--United States--New Mexico--Rio Arriba--Abiquiu
Physical Location: RG 540, Box 200; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Advisory Council on Church and Society Records, circa 1916-2002.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-540
Identifier (local): Conversations_metz_rollins_tape_1_part_1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:344307

Title: Governor's mother leaves for south.
Description: Alternate caption.
Date Created: 1964, March 30, 1964, March 30, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Peabody, Mary., Burgess, Esther Julia Taylor., Campbell, Hester Hocking., Episcopal Church.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Florida--St. Augustine., Spouses of clergy--Massachusetts--Boston.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. PC-30805; 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-30805_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348692

Title: Bishops' wives back integration: two jailed.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-30805 BISHOPS’ WIVES BACK INTEGRATION: TWO JAILED BOSTON -- Three wives of Protestant Episcopal bishops are shown as they boarded a plane in Boston enroute to Jacksonville, Fla., where they assisted in integration efforts. A Negro child wishes them bon voyage. Two of them were arrested in Jacksonville. At far right is Mrs. Malcolm Peabody, wife of the retired Episcopal Bishop of Central New York and mother of Massachusetts’ governor; she was arrested on March 31. At center is Mrs. John M. Burgess, wife of the Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts and first Negro bishop of the Church in the U.S. Mrs. Burgess was jailed March 30 by Jacksonville police when she sought service in a motel cocktail lounge. At left is Mrs. D.J. Campbell, wife of the former Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles. Mrs. Peabody, 72, said they took part in the segregation protest like any “three nice peaceful women.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-3D-64-W)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, March 29, 1964, March 29, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Peabody, Mary., Burgess, Esther Julia Taylor., Campbell, Hester Hocking., Episcopal Church.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Florida--St. Augustine., Spouses of clergy--Massachusetts--Boston.
Geographic subjects: United States., Florida, St. Augustine., Massachusetts, Boston., Boston (Mass.), St. Augustine (Fla.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Suffolk--Boston
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. PC-30805; 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-30805
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348324

Title: Civil rights marchers.
Description: Alternate caption.
Date Created: 1964, May 18, 1964, May 18, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.), National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Ecumenical movement--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. P-31035; 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-31035_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348513

Title: Protestant civil rights march to Capitol.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31035 PROTESTANT CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH TO CAPITOL WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Some 270 Protestant ministers and laymen from 41 states and the District of Columbia marched to the U.S. Capitol and petitioned the Senate for swift passage of a strong civil rights bill. The procession formed at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, where services urging an end to racial injustice were being held daily, and stopped briefly at the U.S. Supreme Court building for prayers commemorating the 10th anniversary of the decision against public school segregation. The procession, which was followed by visits to Senators, was organized by the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-DC-5D-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, May 18, 1964, May 18, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.), National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Ecumenical movement--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), United States., United States., Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. P-31035; 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-31035
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348432

Title: Murdered rights worker attended NCC sessions.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31383 MURDERED RIGHTS WORKER ATTENDED NCC SESSIONS OXFORD, Ohio -- Andrew Goodman, 20-year-old New Yorker murdered in Mississippi with two other civil rights workers, is shown attending an orientation lecture at Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio, before going to the Southern state. The bodies of Mr. Goodman and his companions -- Michael H. Schwerner, 24, another white student from New York, and James E. Chaney, 21, a Meridian, Miss., Negro -- were found buried deep in a dam embankment near Philadelphia, Miss., where they disappeared June 21. All three had attended the advance training sessions at Oxford, conducted by the National Council of Churches' Commission on Religion and Race. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-8B-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, June 20, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964., Western College for Women., Schwerner, Michael Henry, 1939-1964., Chaney, James Earl, 1943-1964., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights workers--United States., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights workers--Violence against--United States., Training--Ohio--Oxford.
Geographic subjects: United States., United States., United States., Ohio, Oxford., Oxford (Ohio), Philadelphia (Miss.), North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Butler--Oxford
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31383; 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-31383
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349195

Title: Mississippi swamp hides fate.
Description: Alternate caption.
Date Created: 1964, June 24, 1964, June 24, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964., Western College for Women., Schwerner, Michael Henry, 1939-1964., Chaney, James Earl, 1943-1964., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights workers--United States., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights workers--Violence against--United States., Training--Ohio--Oxford.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31383; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31383_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349408

Title: Protestant civil rights procession.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31056 PROTESTANT CIVIL RIGHTS PROCESSION WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Some 270 Protestant ministers and laymen moved in silent, solemn procession from the Lutheran Church of the Reformation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to the Capitol, where they urged immediate passage of a strong civil rights bill. Enroute, the marchers paused briefly on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building for prayers commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 1954 decision outlawing public school segregation. At right, Dr. Robert W. Spike, director of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race, which sponsored the demonstration, follows Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D.-Minn.) down the Capitol steps. Sen. Humphrey and Sen. Kenneth B. Keating (R.-N.Y.) addressed the gathering, hailing religious support of the bill. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-5E-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, May 1964, May 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights movements--United States., Protestant churches--Clergy., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), United States., Washington (D.C.), Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. P-31056; 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-31056
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:350194

Title: Banner proclaims religious support for march.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-29804 BANNER PROCLAIMS RELIGIOUS SUPPORT FOR MARCH WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Religious participation the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom exceeded all expectation. In addition to many banners and signs designating specific religious groups, many churchmen and women marched as Protestants, Catholics and Jews, united in their support of full equality for all American citizens. More than half of the identifying signs in the March were those of churches, synagogues and related agencies. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (SM-DC-8E-63-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Muse, Seth H., 1912-1976. (photographer)
Date Created: 1963, August 28, 1963, August 28, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects., Picketing--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), 1960-1970., Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-29804; 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-29804
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7390

Title: Lincoln spirit prevades Washington march.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-29813 LINCOLN SPIRIT PREVADES [sic] WASHINGTON MARCH WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Abraham Lincoln was present in spirit as more than 200,000 Americans gathered before the memorial to him in the nation’s capital in a moving mass effort for civil rights. Several speakers cited the 100-year lag in providing all citizens with equal rights and opportunities since Lincoln singed the Emancipation Proclamation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-9A-63-NBM)
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Date Created: 1963, August 28, 1963, August 28, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Statues.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.), Civil rights--United States.
Geographic subjects: United States., Washington (D.C.), United States., Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-29813; 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-29813
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358124

Title: The African's right to citizenship.
Date Created: 1865
Topical Subject(s): African Americans--Colonization, African Americans--Civil rights.
Physical Location: PAM E 185.2 .A4 1865; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: The African's right to citizenship.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=36871
Identifier (local): pam_e_185-2_a4_1865
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:112868

Title: Delta Ministry posters.
Description: Hattiesburg, Miss.--Posters in the window of the Hattiesburg, Miss. offices of the National Council of Churches' Mississippi Delta Ministry call attention to various phases of the long-range relief, rehabilitation and education program among impoverished Negroes and whites. Hailed by many and criticized by others, largely for its encouragement of the Negro voter registration and efforts to organize laborers, the Ministry is the first such project in this country to receive support from the World Council of Churches. Headquartered in Greenville, Ministry centers also are maintained in Cleveland, Hattiesburg and McComb, Miss.
Creator Name(s): Hilton, Bruce. (photographer)
Date Created: 1966
Name Subject(s): Delta Ministry of Mississippi., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--Mississippi--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Mississippi, 20th century., Hattiesburg (Miss.), North and Central America--United States--Mississippi--Hattiesburg
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Image no. 34159; 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): ds3097
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7369

Title: LBJ chats with Baptists.
Creator Name(s): Muse, Seth H., 1912-1976 (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., Southern Baptist Convention., White House (Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States., Presidents--United States., Civil rights--United States., Civil rights movements--Southern States.
Geographic subjects: United States., United States., United States., Southern States., White House Gardens (Washington, D.C.), Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. 30799; 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_30799
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348419

Title: Demonstrators pray before dispersing.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31023 DEMONSTRATORS PRAY BEFORE DISPERSING CAMBRIDGE, Md. -- A Roman Catholic priest leads demonstrators in prayer at Cambridge, Md., as they prepare to disperse. The group, which included Protestant and Catholic clergymen, had gathered at the courthouse to protest the arrest of a demonstration leader, Mrs. Gloria Richardson, a Negro. Leading the prayers is Father Louis Jaramillo of the Catholic University of America. To his right is Brig. Gen. G. M. Gelston, commander of the Maryland National Guard forces, who ordered the group to leave the area. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-5C-64-W)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, May 13, 1964, May 13, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Gelston, George Morris., Jaramillo, Louis., Richardson, Gloria, 1922-2021.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights demonstrations--Maryland--Cambridge., Prayer--Maryland--Cambridge., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States., Generals--Maryland.
Geographic subjects: Maryland, Cambridge., Maryland, Cambridge., United States., Maryland., Cambridge (Md.), North and Central America--United States--Maryland--Dorchester--Cambridge
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. PC-31023; 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-31023
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348327

Title: Demonstrators at court house.
Description: Alternate caption.
Date Created: 1964, May 13, 1964, May 13, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Gelston, George Morris., Jaramillo, Louis., Richardson, Gloria, 1922-2021.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights demonstrations--Maryland--Cambridge., Prayer--Maryland--Cambridge., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States., Generals--Maryland.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. PC-31023; 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-31023_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348491

Title: President speaks in spring setting.
Description: Alternate caption.
Date Created: 1964, March 25, 1964, March 25, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., Southern Baptist Convention., White House (Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States., Presidents--United States., Civil rights--United States., Civil rights movements--Southern States.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. P-30786; 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-30786_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348688

Title: Baptists asked to support rights bill.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30786 BAPTISTS ASKED TO SUPPORT RIGHTS BILL WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Southern Baptist leaders hear President Johnson ask the support of denominational leaders for his civil rights program. Speaking in the Rose Garden outside his White House office, the chief executive said that “no group of Christians has a greater responsibility in civil rights than Southern Baptists.” Members of the Southern Baptist Convention, he said, “are part of the power structure in many communities of our land,” and he called for the clergy’s aid in securing Congressional passage of rights legislation. More than 150 clergymen and lay leaders of a SBC seminar on Christian leadership heard Mr. Johnson’s appeal. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-WN-3D-64-2)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, March 25, 1964, March 25, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., Southern Baptist Convention., White House (Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States., Presidents--United States., Civil rights--United States., Civil rights movements--Southern States.
Geographic subjects: United States., United States., United States., Southern States., White House Gardens (Washington, D.C.), Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. P-30786; 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-30786
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348422

Title: Philadelphia religious leaders act on race.
Creator Name(s): Riley, George. (author)
Date Created: 1964, circa June 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Corson, Fred P. (Fred Pierce), 1896-, World Methodist Council., Król, John J. (John Joseph), 1910-1996., Catholic Church--Bishops., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops., Episcopal Church--Bishops., DeWitt, Robert Lionne.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Interdenominational cooperation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. PC-31124; 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-31124_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349735

Title: Philadelphia religious leaders act on race.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31124 PHILADELPHIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS ACT ON RACE PHILADELPHIA- Protestant and Roman Catholic bishops make public the first interreligious statement on racial justice and religious harmony ever issued in Philadelphia. Shown left to right are Methodist Bishop Fred Pierce Corson of Philadelphia, head of the World Methodist Council; Catholic Archbishop John J. Krol of Philadelphia; and Protestant Episcopal Bishop Robert L. DeWitt of Pennsylvania. The joint statement was also signed by local Baptist, Lutheran, Quaker, United Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, and Jewish leaders. For the first time in this city, many of them attended a Mass offered for racial and religious harmony by Archbishop Krol in the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GR-PHIL-6B-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Riley, George. (photographer), Evening bulletin (Philadelphia, Pa.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, circa June 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Corson, Fred P. (Fred Pierce), 1896-, World Methodist Council., Król, John J. (John Joseph), 1910-1996., Catholic Church--Bishops., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops., Episcopal Church--Bishops., DeWitt, Robert Lionne.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Interdenominational cooperation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., United States., Philadelphia (Pa.)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. PC-31124; 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-31124
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:350271

Title: Churchmen discuss equal opportunity.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31853 CHURCHMEN DISCUSS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY WARRENTON, Va. -- Former Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins (center), director of the Community Relations Service established by the Civil Rights Act, presides at a session during a four-day consultation at Warrenton, Va., where some 150 Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish clergy and laymen discussed ways to implement the Civil Rights Act and the new anti-poverty program. Sharing the speakers’ table are Dr. Robert W. Spike (right), executive director of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race, and Dr. J. Oscar Lee, associate director of the NCC commission. The consultation was sponsored by the NCC, the National Catholic Welfare Conference and the Synagogue Council of America. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-NY-11D-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., United States. Community Relations Service., Collins, LeRoy., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Lee, James Oscar., Synagogue Council of America., National Catholic Welfare Conference.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Judaism., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights movements--United States., Church and social problems--United States.
Geographic subjects: United States., United States., Warrenton (Va.), North and Central America--United States--Virginia--Fauquier--Warrenton
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-31853; 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-31853
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356684

Title: Leaders of march visit White House.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-29806 LEADERS OF MARCH VISIT WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representatives of religious, civic, labor and civil rights groups chat on the White House lawn before a meeting with President Kennedy which followed the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. From left are: Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Floyd B. McKissick, national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality, who marched in place of CORE president, James Farmer, who remained in Louisiana where he had been jailed in a rights protest; Mathew Ahmann, executive director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice; 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; Rabbi Joachim Prinz, president of the American Jewish Congress; A. Philip Randolph, director of the March on Washington and founder and president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; and John Lewis, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (SM-DC-8E-63-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Muse, Seth H., 1912-1976. (photographer)
Date Created: 1963, August 28, 1963, August 28, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), White House (Washington, D.C.), Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-1991., Congress of Racial Equality., Ahmann, Mathew H., National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Prinz, Joachim, 1902-1988., American Jewish Congress., Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979., Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters., Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.), Lewis, John, 1940-2020.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil right workers--Washington (D.C.), Labor leaders--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects.
Geographic subjects: United States., Washington (D.C.), Washington (D.C.), Washington (D.C.), Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-29806; 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-29806
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358123

Title: NCC Officials Face Mississippi Press.
Description: Eugene Carson Blake, left, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and chairman of the NCC's Commission on Religion and Race, and Dr. Robert W. Spike, executive director of the commission, [meet with reporters in the concourse of the Jackson, Mississippi airport to explain the Delta Ministry's summer student program].
Creator Name(s): Chambers, Elsie M. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Delta Ministry of Mississippi., Religious News Service--Archives., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--Mississippi--20th century., Civil rights--Mississippi--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Jackson (Miss.), North and Central America--United States--Mississippi--Jackson
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Image no. 31163; 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): ds3169
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7199

Title: Hattiesburg race effort continuing.
Description: Hattiesburg Minister's Project volunteer clergymen participate in a morning prayer service.
Creator Name(s): Bollis, George. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Hattiesburg Ministers Project., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--Mississippi--20th century., Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Hattiesburg--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Mississippi, 20th century., Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 20th century., Hattiesburg (Miss.), North and Central America--United States--Mississippi--Hattiesburg
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Image no. 31238; 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): ds3166
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7161

Title: Hattiesburg race effort continuing.
Description: Hattiesburg Minister's Project volunteer clergymen meet in a local church.
Creator Name(s): Bollis, George. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Hattiesburg Ministers Project., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--Mississippi--20th century., Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Hattiesburg--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Mississippi, 20th century., Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 20th century., Hattiesburg (Miss.), North and Central America--United States--Mississippi--Hattiesburg
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Image no. 31238; 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): ds3167
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7064

Title: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Description: The March on Washington, Aug. 28, 1963. Man farthest from the left, front row, is Jon Regier, head of the Division of Christian Life and Mission [of the National Council of Churches of Christ], a key NCC official supporting all civil rights actions of the Council.
Date Created: 1963, August 28, 1963
Name Subject(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Department of Communication--Archives., Regier, Jon L., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970., Civil rights--Religious aspects.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 03-0531b, Box 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Department of Communication Records, 1925-1997.
Identifier (local): ds3156
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7066

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