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Title: NAACP leader at Catholic social action parley.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31442 NAACP LEADER AT CATHOLIC SOCIAL ACTION PARLEY BOSTON -- Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is shown as he spoke before the National Catholic Social Action Conference at Boston College. At left are Msgr. George G. Higgins, director of the Social Action Department, National Catholic Welfare Conference, and Bishop Ernest J. Primeau of Manchester, N.H. Passage of the Civil Rights Act was a moral vindication of the "American dream," Mr. Wilkins said. The NAACP leader said groups who rioted in Harlem, Rochester and Jersey City are not part of any movement. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JC-HING-8D-64-W)
Creator Name(s): Coyne, James. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., National Catholic Social Action Conference., Boston College., Higgins, George, 1916-2002., National Catholic Welfare Conference. Social Action Department., Primeau, Ernest J.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Massachusetts--Boston., African American civil rights workers., Race relations--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights workers--United States.
Geographic subjects: Massachusetts, Boston., United States., Boston (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Suffolk--Boston
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. C-31442; 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-31442
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349077

Title: Negro leaders confer on demonstrations.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Date Created: 1964, July 29, 1964, July 29, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Greenberg, Jack, 1924-2016., NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund., Young, Whitney M., National Urban League., Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999., Congress of Racial Equality., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Lewis, John, 1940-2020., Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., African American civil rights workers., Forums (Discussion and debate)--New York (State)--New York., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31355; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31355_04
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349375

Title: Negro leaders confer on demonstrations.
Description: Newspaper clipping from The New York Times covering the same event, featuring a slightly different version of photo file image.
Creator Name(s): New York Times Company. (author), Brower, Arthur. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Greenberg, Jack, 1924-2016., NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund., Young, Whitney M., National Urban League., Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999., Congress of Racial Equality., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Lewis, John, 1940-2020., Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., African American civil rights workers., Forums (Discussion and debate)--New York (State)--New York., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31355; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31355_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349311

Title: Dr. King, other Negro leaders, ask broad curtailment of demonstrations.
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, July 30, 1964, July 30, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Greenberg, Jack, 1924-2016., NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund., Young, Whitney M., National Urban League., Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999., Congress of Racial Equality., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Lewis, John, 1940-2020., Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., African American civil rights workers., Forums (Discussion and debate)--New York (State)--New York., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31355; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31355_05
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349415

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)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Greenberg, Jack, 1924-2016., NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund., Young, Whitney M., National Urban League., Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999., Congress of Racial Equality., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Lewis, John, 1940-2020., Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., African American civil rights workers., Forums (Discussion and debate)--New York (State)--New York., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: United States., New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York--New York
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:349188

Title: Release: immediate.
Creator Name(s): National Council of Catholic Women (U.S.) (author)
Date Created: 1963, circa December 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Death and burial., Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.), National Council of Catholic Women (U.S.), Mealey, Margaret J., Cronin, John F. (John Francis), 1908-1994., National Catholic Welfare Conference., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., Leadership Conference on Civil Rights., Roach, Margaret (Peggy), 1927-2006.
Topical Subject(s): Presidents--United States., Cemeteries--Virginia--Arlington., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights workers--Virginia--Arlington.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, photo no. C-30343; 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-30343_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352769

Title: Honor slain president.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30343 HONOR SLAIN PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Council of Catholic Women was represented among the 73 member-organizations of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights at a visit by the group to the graveside of the late President Kennedy. A wreath was placed at the grave in Arlington National Cemetery. Among those in the foreground (front row, left) are Margaret Mealey, executive director of the NCCW; and Margaret Roach, of the NCCW’s Washington staff. Roy Wilkins, NAACP leader and chairman of the Leadership Conference, is in front row center. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NC-WAS-12A-63-RB)
Creator Name(s): National Council of Catholic Women (U.S.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1963, circa December 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Death and burial., Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.), National Council of Catholic Women (U.S.), Mealey, Margaret J., Cronin, John F. (John Francis), 1908-1994., National Catholic Welfare Conference., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., Leadership Conference on Civil Rights., Roach, Margaret (Peggy), 1927-2006.
Topical Subject(s): Presidents--United States., Cemeteries--Virginia--Arlington., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights workers--Virginia--Arlington.
Geographic subjects: United States., Virginia, Arlington., United States., Virginia, Arlington., Arlington (Va.), North and Central America--United States--Virginia--Arlington--Arlington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, photo no. C-30343; 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-30343
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352884

Title: LBJ -- Civil rights advocate.
Description: Alternate caption from when photo was re-issued to announce death of President Lyndon Johnson.
Creator Name(s): American Baptist Convention. (author)
Date Created: 1973, January 1973, January 1973
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., Young, Whitney M., National Urban League., Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999., Congress of Racial Equality., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Topical Subject(s): Presidents--United States., African American civil rights workers--United States., Civil rights movements--United States., Economic assistance, Domestic--United States.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30512; 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-30512_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353651

Title: Whitney Young with LBJ, rights leaders.
Description: Alternate caption from when photo was re-issued to announce death of Whitney Young.
Creator Name(s): American Baptist Convention. (publisher)
Date Created: 1971, March 1971, March 1971
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., Young, Whitney M., National Urban League., Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999., Congress of Racial Equality., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Topical Subject(s): Presidents--United States., African American civil rights workers--United States., Civil rights movements--United States., Economic assistance, Domestic--United States.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30512; 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-30512_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353653

Title: President outlines drive against poverty to Negro leaders.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30512 PRESIDENT OUTLINES DRIVE AGAINST POVERTY TO NEGRO LEADERS WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Johnson is shown at the White House as he explained his legislative campaign against poverty to Dr. Martin Luther King and other Negro leaders. With the President at its meeting which also included discussion of the administration's civil rights program were, left to right, Roy Wilkins, executive director of the NAACP; James Farmer, national director of CORE; Dr. King, Baptist minister and head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and Whitney Young of the Urban League. The President noted that poverty afflicts American Negroes far more than the nation's whites. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-NY-1D-64-W)
Creator Name(s): Edwards, Mary S. (author)
Date Created: 1964, January 18, 1964, January 18, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., Young, Whitney M., National Urban League., Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999., Congress of Racial Equality., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Topical Subject(s): Presidents--United States., African American civil rights workers--United States., Civil rights movements--United States., Economic assistance, Domestic--United States.
Geographic subjects: United States., United States., United States., United States., Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30512; 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-30512
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353780

Title: For immediate release.
Creator Name(s): Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart. (author)
Date Created: 1964, October 21, 1964, October 21, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart., Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart--Faculty., O'Byrne, E. M. (Eleanor M.), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--New York (State)--Purchase., Commencement ceremonies--New York (State)--Purchase., Degrees, Academic--New York (State)--Purchase., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights workers--New York (State)--Purchase., African American civil rights workers--New York (State)--Purchase.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-31751; 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-31751_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356271

Title: Catholic college honors Roy Wilkins.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31751 CATHOLIC COLLEGE HONORS ROY WILKINS PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Roy Wilkins, NAACP’s executive secretary, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Mother E.M. O’Byrne, president of Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, Purchase, N.Y. The Negro leader was cited for his “high ability, strong patience and unconquerable hope.” It was noted that Mr. Wilkins has “consistently stressed educational opportunity, civic responsibility, civil liberty, and redress of grievances through the law courts of the U.S.A.” In his acceptance address, Dr. Wilkins lauded the response of youths and students to such service projects as the Peace Corps and the Mississippi summer voter registration drive and their growing recognition of the civil rights struggle as a moral issue. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (M-10E-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, October 20, 1964, October 20, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart., Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart--Faculty., O'Byrne, E. M. (Eleanor M.), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--New York (State)--Purchase., Commencement ceremonies--New York (State)--Purchase., Degrees, Academic--New York (State)--Purchase., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights workers--New York (State)--Purchase., African American civil rights workers--New York (State)--Purchase.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), Purchase., New York (State), Purchase., New York (State), Purchase., United States., New York (State), Purchase., New York (State), Purchase., Purchase (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--Westchester--Harrison
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-31751; 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-31751
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356540

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