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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: 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: Arriving for march.
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1963, August 27, 1963, August 27, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Washington National Airport., Newman, Paul, 1925-2008., Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), Emerson, Faye.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Actors--Washington (D.C.), Singers--Washington (D.C.), African American singers--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-29846; 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-29846_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357937

Title: Actors-churchmen to cooperate in rights drive.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-29846 ACTORS-CHURCHMEN TO COOPERATE IN RIGHTS DRIVE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A plan to form teams of actors, churchmen and Southern integration leaders to take part in rallies for civil rights legislation was conceived during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom when theatrical personalities met with Dr. Robert W. Spike of New York, second from right, executive director of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race. Dr. Spike and Actor Paul Newman, beside the NCC official, currently are developing the plan. Others shown at Washington National Airport are, at left, Singer Marian Anderson; Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and, at right, Actress Faye Emerson. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WW-DC-9A-63-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Washington National Airport., Newman, Paul, 1925-2008., Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), Emerson, Faye.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Actors--Washington (D.C.), Singers--Washington (D.C.), African American singers--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects: United States., Washington (D.C.), Washington (D.C.), 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. P-29846; 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-29846
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358100

Title: Students concerned with race, church mission.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30434 STUDENTS CONCERNED WITH RACE, CHURCH MISSION ATHENS, Ohio -- Civil rights and the church’s mission were major concerns of 3,000 Protestant and Orthodox youths at the 19th Quadrennial Ecumenical Student Conference at Ohio University. Left photo shows two leaders at a session on the race question. They are Clarence Mitchell, director of the NAACP’s Washington office (foreground); and Dr. Robert W. Spike, executive director of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race. In right photo is the Very Rev. Alexander Schmemann, dean and chaplain of St. Vladimir’s Russian Orthodox Theological Seminary, Crestwood, N.Y., who gave a series of lectures on the “Christian Mission for the Life of the World,” the conference’s main theme. Sponsors of the meeting were the NCC, World’s Student Christian Federation and National Student Christian Federation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (N-1A-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Meyers, Fred. (contributor)
Date Created: 1963, circa December 30, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., Mitchell, Clarence M. (Clarence Maurice), Jr., 1911-1984., Shmeman, Aleksandr, 1921-1983., St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, N.Y.)--Faculty., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ--Clergy., National Student Christian Federation--Congresses., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Ohio University.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Ohio--Athens., Ecumenical movement--Ohio--Athens., Clergy--Ohio--Athens., Christian college students--United States., College students--United States., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Mission of the church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: Ohio, Athens., Ohio, Athens., Ohio, Athens., United States., United States., United States., Athens (Ohio), North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Athens--Athens
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. P-30434; 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-30434
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352948

Title: Plaque being presented to Gov. Matthew Welsh on behalf of NAACP.
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., Rugambwa, Lauriani, 1912-1997., Richardson, Henry J. (Henry Johnson), 1902-1983., Welsh, Matthew E. (Matthew Empson), 1912-1995., Welsh, Virginia Homann.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Indiana--Indianapolis., Bishops, Black--Indiana--Indianapolis., Governors--Indiana., Civil rights workers--Indiana--Indianapolis., Governors' spouses--Indiana.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-29717; 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-29717_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357889

Title: African cardinal becomes NAACP member.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-29717 AFRICAN CARDINAL BECOMES NAACP MEMBER INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Laurian Cardinal Rugambwa, Bishop of Bukoba, Tanganyika, is shown as he received a life membership in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The African prelate had contributed $500 toward the work of the organization. The presentation took place during the annual meeting of the Knights of St. Peter Claver at Indianapolis. Indiana’s Governor Matthew E. Welsh and Mrs. Welsh look on as Henry J. Richardson, Jr., at left, a member of the NAACP national board, presents a life membership plaque to Cardinal Rugambwa. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (L-IND-8B-63-W)
Creator Name(s): Oates, William A. (photographer), Star Publishing Company. (publisher)
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., Rugambwa, Lauriani, 1912-1997., Richardson, Henry J. (Henry Johnson), 1902-1983., Welsh, Matthew E. (Matthew Empson), 1912-1995., Welsh, Virginia Homann.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Indiana--Indianapolis., Bishops, Black--Indiana--Indianapolis., Governors--Indiana., Civil rights workers--Indiana--Indianapolis., Governors' spouses--Indiana.
Geographic subjects: Indiana, Indianapolis., Indiana, Indianapolis., Indiana., Indiana, Indianapolis., Indiana., Indianapolis (Ind.), North and Central America--United States--Indiana--Marion--Indianapolis
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-29717; 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-29717
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358033

Title: White.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: 1327 WHITE NEW YORK -- Walter White, secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (standing), is shown addressing the annual meeting of the Department of Race Relations of the Federal Council of Churches. Seated at Mr. White’s right are Mrs. Anna Arnold Hedgeman, secretary of the National Council for a Permanent FEPC, and Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, president of Morehouse College. 12/5/45
Date Created: 1945, December 5, 1945, December 5, 1945
Name Subject(s): Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Department of Race Relations--Congresses., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Department of Race Relations., St. George's Episcopal Church (New York, N.Y.), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., White, Walter, 1893-1955., Hedgeman, Anna Arnold, 1899-1990., National Council for a Permanent Fair Employment Practice Committee., Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984., Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)--Faculty., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--New York (State)--New York., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York., Race discrimination--United States., Discrimination in employment--United States.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., United States., United States., New York (N.Y.), Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1327; 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_1327
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356964

Title: White condemns Truman.
Description: Image of caption with original draft readable under the edits.
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (author)
Date Created: 1945, December 5, 1945, December 5, 1945
Name Subject(s): Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Department of Race Relations--Congresses., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Department of Race Relations., St. George's Episcopal Church (New York, N.Y.), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., White, Walter, 1893-1955., Hedgeman, Anna Arnold, 1899-1990., National Council for a Permanent Fair Employment Practice Committee., Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984., Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)--Faculty., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--New York (State)--New York., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York., Race discrimination--United States., Discrimination in employment--United States.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1327; 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_1327_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356834

Title: Methodists honor cardinal, rabbi, five others.
Creator Name(s): Methodist Information (Nashville, Tenn.) (author)
Date Created: 1963, August 28, 1963, August 28, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Congresses., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Awards., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops., Brashares, Charles., Clair, Matthew W., Jr., Henry, Aaron., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., Grant, A. Raymond., Downs, Marion., Catholic Church--Bishops., Meyer, Albert, 1903-1965., Mark, Julius, 1898-1977., Stevens, Thelma., Methodist Church (U.S.). Woman’s Division of Christian Service., Golden, Charles F.
Topical Subject(s): Award presentations--Illinois--Chicago., Bishops--Illinois--Chicago., Civil rights workers--Illinois--Chicago., Women in church work--Illinois--Chicago., Ecumenical movement--United States.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-29820; 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-29820_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357824

Title: Methodists honor cardinal, rabbi, five others.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-29820 METHODISTS HONOR CARDINAL, RABBI, FIVE OTHERS CHICAGO -- The Methodist Conference on Human Relations in Chicago presented award for national leadership in civil rights to a Catholic cardinal, a rabbi and five Methodists, including two bishops. Presentation was made by Bishop Charles Brashares of Chicago (center) and Bishop Matthew W. Clair, Jr., of St. Louis, Mo. (second from right). With them, holding their citations, are, left to right: Aaron Henry of Clarksdale, Miss., head of the NAACP Mississippi chapter; Bishop A. Raymond Grant of Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Marion Downs, Los Angeles concert singer; Albert Cardinal Meyer, Catholic Archbishop of Chicago; Rabbi Julius Mark of New York; Miss Thelma Stevens of New York, an executive secretary of the Methodist Woman’s Division of Christian Service; and Bishop Charles F. Golden of Nashville, Tenn. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RNS-9A-63-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Methodist Information (Nashville, Tenn.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1963, circa August 28, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Congresses., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Awards., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops., Brashares, Charles., Clair, Matthew W., Jr., Henry, Aaron., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., Grant, A. Raymond., Downs, Marion., Catholic Church--Bishops., Meyer, Albert, 1903-1965., Mark, Julius, 1898-1977., Stevens, Thelma., Methodist Church (U.S.). Woman’s Division of Christian Service., Golden, Charles F.
Topical Subject(s): Award presentations--Illinois--Chicago., Bishops--Illinois--Chicago., Civil rights workers--Illinois--Chicago., Women in church work--Illinois--Chicago., Ecumenical movement--United States.
Geographic subjects: Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., United States., Chicago (Ill.), North and Central America--United States--Illinois--Cook--Chicago
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-29820; 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-29820
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358125

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