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.
Upraised hands in answer to a question on age by Billy Graham testify to the
preponderance of young people in the congregation of some 10,000 persons
attending a special youth night service during the evangelist's Montgomery,
Ala., crusade.
Creator:
Crusade Information Service (Atlanta, Ga.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018.
About 500 white and black youths come forward to make "decisions for Christ"
in answer to a call by Billy Graham during his interracial crusade in
Montgomery.
Creator:
Crusade Information Service (Atlanta, Ga.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018.