Religious News Service Photographs

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Conceived by journalist Louis Minsky (1909-1957), Religious News Service (RNS) was established in 1934 as an affiliated but independently managed agency of the National Conference of Jews and Christians (later the National Conference of Christians and Jews), and was dedicated to providing authoritative and bias-free news about religion and ethics to both the secular and religious press. This collection contains photographs documenting Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish groups. Coverage of Protestants (especially mainline Protestants) and Catholics constitutes the bulk of the images. View the collection guide to learn more. Digitization of some of the images in this collection made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Featured image: Father James Groppi, the civil rights activist priest from Milwaukee, and militant leader Rennie Davis are taken into custody during an anti war demonstration a block from the White House.

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Title:
Sermon in silhouette.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Legion Field (Birmingham, Ala.), Southern Baptist Convention--Clergy.
Topics:
Evangelists--Alabama--Birmingham., Holy Week--Alabama--Birmingham., Easter service., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Ecumenical movement--Alabama--Birmingham.
Geographic subjects:
Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations., Birmingham (Ala.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348700
Title:
Integrated crowd in south hears Billy Graham.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Adams, John. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Legion Field (Birmingham, Ala.), Southern Baptist Convention--Clergy.
Topics:
Evangelists--Alabama--Birmingham., Holy Week--Alabama--Birmingham., Easter service., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Ecumenical movement--Alabama--Birmingham.
Geographic subjects:
Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations., Birmingham (Ala.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348643
Title:
Easter sun silhouettes evangelist.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30806 EASTER SUN SILHOUETTES EVANGELIST BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A setting sun silhouettes Billy Graham as he preaches to nearly 50,000 whites and Negroes attending an unprecedented integrated Easter service in Birmingham -- a city of racial tensions. Telling the crowd that “it is good to stand together for Christ,” the famed evangelist made a fervent plea to all men to work harder for racial justice. The service -- at which no racial incidents were reported -- was the largest integrated religious rally ever assembled in Alabama. It had been arranged by the bi-racial committee of Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish laymen. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-3E-64-NAB)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Legion Field (Birmingham, Ala.), Southern Baptist Convention--Clergy.
Topics:
Evangelists--Alabama--Birmingham., Holy Week--Alabama--Birmingham., Easter service., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Ecumenical movement--Alabama--Birmingham.
Geographic subjects:
Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations., Birmingham (Ala.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348322
Title:
Integrated crowd in south hears Billy Graham.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30801 INTEGRATED CROWD IN SOUTH HEARS BILLY GRAHAM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Left photo shows part of the integrated crown which jammed Birmingham’s Legion Field for an Easter service addressed by evangelist Billy Graham (right). Attended by an estimated 50,000 whites and Negroes, the rally was described as the largest integrated audience ever assembled in this city of racial violence. The significance of the event was brought home to all present by the noted evangelist when he told them: “What a moment and what an hour for Birmingham!” The Southern Baptist minister urged his audience to make new efforts to ease the city’s race tensions and to end prejudice in America. Some 300 police were on duty at the football stadium, but no incidents were reported. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JA-BIRM-3E-64-NAB)
Creator:
Adams, John. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Legion Field (Birmingham, Ala.), Southern Baptist Convention--Clergy.
Topics:
Evangelists--Alabama--Birmingham., Holy Week--Alabama--Birmingham., Easter service., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Ecumenical movement--Alabama--Birmingham.
Geographic subjects:
Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations., Birmingham (Ala.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348321
Title:
Integrated crowd in south hears Billy Graham.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30801 INTEGRATED CROWD IN SOUTH HEARS BILLY GRAHAM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Left photo shows part of the integrated crown which jammed Birmingham’s Legion Field for an Easter service addressed by evangelist Billy Graham (right). Attended by an estimated 50,000 whites and Negroes, the rally was described as the largest integrated audience ever assembled in this city of racial violence. The significance of the event was brought home to all present by the noted evangelist when he told them: “What a moment and what an hour for Birmingham!” The Southern Baptist minister urged his audience to make new efforts to ease the city’s race tensions and to end prejudice in America. Some 300 police were on duty at the football stadium, but no incidents were reported. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JA-BIRM-3E-64-NAB)
Creator:
Adams, John. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Legion Field (Birmingham, Ala.), Southern Baptist Convention--Clergy.
Topics:
Evangelists--Alabama--Birmingham., Holy Week--Alabama--Birmingham., Easter service., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Ecumenical movement--Alabama--Birmingham.
Geographic subjects:
Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations., Birmingham (Ala.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348320

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