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  Bishop Michael Curry, the first Black Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.
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  Press release for the Pastoral Letter issued at the 1994 General Convention by the House of Bishops and addressed the sin of racism, 1994.
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  The final version of the Pastoral Letter was issued at the 1994 General Convention by the House of Bishops and addressed the sin of racism, pinpointing the cause of racism as fear. The Bishops pledged to take steps to address the racism inherent within each of them and invited all Episcopalians to join them in this effort to confront and eradicate racism.
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  This booklet brings together key statements issued by the Episcopal Church on the subject of race and covers almost a quarter-century, 1940 to 1963.
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  The Black Experience in the Episcopal Church, a Forward Movement Publication, written by Lydia T. Wright, 1986.
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  An informational flyer describing the vision of the Beloved Community, Spanish language version, 2018.
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  An informational flyer describing the vision of the Beloved Community, English language version, 2018.
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  This is the daily agenda from the pastoral letter planning session at the House of Bishops meeting in Panama, 1993.
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  Lectures and papers from a conference on reclaiming Black religious heritage as part of the Episcopal tradition, not a part from it, 1979.
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  Black priests, including Barbara Harris and Michael Curry, describe their vocation in this informational brochure about ordained ministry, 1983.
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  This booklet describes the mission, history and programs of the Black Ministries Office, 2012.
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  This booklet describes the Beloved Community vision and offers readers core questions and strategies for racial truth-telling and reconciliation, 2018.
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  This guidebook seeks to help faith communities and individuals share and receive stories of faith, race, and difference in the context of a Christian life and in your interactions with the world, 2018.
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  Poster produced by ESCRU featuring President Lyndon B. Johnson’s position on racism, c. 1968.
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  A volunteer, Jane Bentley, of the Black Ministry Office’s Santa Fe Outreach Project assists Dwayne K. Jones, a 9th grade student at Lincoln Sr. High School, 1976.
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  The Rev. Dr. Winfred Vergara, Missioner for Asian American Ministries, preaches at a service for Hmong refugees, November 2005.
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  Flyer from the S.O.U.L. Conference sponsored by the Black Ministries and Youth Ministries Offices of the Episcopal Church, 2004.
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  Bishop Harris performs a baptism at St. John and St. James Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, during the June 11, 2000 diocesan Pentecost Festival on Boston Common. Photo courtesy of Episcopal Times, Diocese of Massachusetts.
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  Draft document of the House of Bishops’ pastoral letter on “The Sin of Racism,” introduced by the Bishop of Western Michigan at the September 1993 interim meeting of the House of Bishops.
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  Owanah Anderson, a Choctaw from Oklahoma and director of Native American Ministries, signs the New Jamestown Covenant, the church’s new covenant with Indigenous people, November 1997.
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  Enmegahbowh (Ottawa), the first Indigenous person ordained in The Episcopal Church in 1859.
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  Policy for Action II: The Social Policies of The Episcopal Church pamphlet, c. 1986.
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  Booklet that speaks to the agenda for Black Ministries in The Episcopal Church during the 1980s. Produced by the Episcopal Commission for Black Ministries, c. 1980s.
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  An audio recording of highlights from the Special General Convention, 1969
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  Excerpt from "The Saga of Selma," a March 1965 radio program produced by John Morris, Executive Director of ESCRU, documenting a confrontation in Selma, Alabama.
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  "Eenie Meenie," a a public service radio announcement produced by the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church, turns the tables on a racist childhood chant.
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  "Free, White and 21," a public service radio announcement produced by the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church, reminds listeners of the true meaning behind an often-repeated phrase.
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  "Black and White," a public service radio announcement produced by the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church, explores the unspoken undertones of language.
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  The Rev. Nathan Wright Jr. addresses the root cause of the "violence" in race riots, 1968.
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  The Rev. Nathan Wright Jr. discusses the effect of unplanned urban growth and dislocation on urban black populations, 1968.
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  Dr. Charles Willie, Professor of Sociology, explores the problem of growing urban diversity coupled with increasing neighborhood segregation, and discusses the interdependence of the races, 1969.
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  Author Charles Wright contrasts the impossibility of coercion to sway hearts and minds with the possibility of necessary violence to effect positive change, 1963.
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  Father Washington discusses the dehumanization experienced by the black community, and the importance and power of community organization, 1968.
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  Drawing on his experience in baseball, Jackie Robinson explains his belief that there is no fundamental difference between the races that cannot be overcome by mutual respect and goodwill, 1964.
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  Leon Modeste, the Director of the General Convention Special Program, maintains that integration is not a possibility in the near future, and discusses the GCSP's role and methods in improving the situation, 1968.
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  Dr. C. Eric Lincoln, Professor of Sociology, offers his definition of racism as "a consensus which operates as a conspiracy," and considers the shortcomings and the possibilities of the role of the Church in ending discrimination.
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  Father Kitagawa reflects on the ability of otherwise kind and rational people to be swayed by mob prejudices, connecting his own internment during World War II to the problem of racism in the 1960s, 1965.
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  Dr. Martin Luther King Sr., minister and father of the assassinated Civil Rights leader, discusses his life in Christ and the importance of setting aside hate, 1970.
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  Muhammed Kenyatta, vice-chairman of the Black Economic Development Conference, explains why he believes that the Black Manifesto cannot fail, and draws a distinction between religious conviction and political action, 1969.
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  Senator Robert F. Kennedy reflects upon the disparity between America’s moral leadership in the world and the very real problems of inequity, poverty, and racism within America itself, 1968.
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  Poet Langston Hughes reads two of his works, “The Feet of Jesus” and “My Lord,” and discusses the influence of spirituals on the rhythms of his poetry.
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  Presiding Bishop Hines discusses the General Convention Special Program and the Church’s response to racial crisis, 1970.
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  Bishop Hines considers the role and responsibilities of both clergy and lay ministry in the world, 1965.
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  Bishop Hines predicts the issues that will be the focus of the 1967 General Convention in Seattle.
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  Dr. James Cone, Professor of Theology and author of “Black Theology and Black Power”, explains the fundamental liberating message of “black theology” and the importance of an equality of power before reconciliation is possible.
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  The Rev. Dr. John B. Coburn reflects upon his time in Harlem and on the resilience of the human spirit in even the worst environments, 1968.
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  Musician James Brown talks about what it means to be “black and proud", 1969.
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  The Rev. Malcolm Boyd discusses “the Establishment Church.”
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  The Rev. Malcolm Boyd draws on his experiences as a university chaplain to explain youth culture and the challenges facing young people, and discusses the moral consequences of mass media, 1963.
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  The Life, Experience and Gospel Labors of the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen
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  Executive Council’s Response to the Black Manifesto, May 1969.
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  Presiding Bishop John Allin speaking at the 1976 General Convention.
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  Report produced by the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church updating Church members on the General Convention Special Program, 1968.
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  “What Good is the GCSP?”, a brochure from the Executive Council about the Special Program.
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  Portrait of Presiding Bishop John Maury Allin, c. 1970s.
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  Presiding Bishop John Hines speaks during a session in the House of Bishops during the 1970 General Convention.
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  Protesters in the observer's gallery hold signs regarding the number of deaths in the Vietnam War during the General Convention Special Program, 1969.
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  Muhammed Kenyatta, civil rights activist and organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), at left, and the Reverend James E. P. Woodruff at the Special General Convention, 1969.
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  Civil rights activist Muhammed Kenyatta speaks at the General Convention Special Program, 1969.
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  Presiding Bishop John Maury Allin with Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1985.
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  Presiding Bishop John Maury Allin embraces Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1985.
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  Leon Modeste speaking at the 63rd General Convention in Houston, Texas, 1970.
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  Bishops and clergy discuss the proceedings during a break at the 63rd General Convention in Houston, TX, 1970.
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  Rev. Frederick Williams speaks during the General Convention Special Program, 1969.
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  The Black Manifesto, the first major call for black reparations in the twentieth century, issued by the BEDC, April 26, 1969.
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  Presiding Bishop John E. Hines speaking at the Special General Convention, 1969.
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  James Forman, author of the "Black Manifesto" and spokesman for the Black Economic Development Conference, 1969.
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  Muhammed Kenyatta, at left, civil rights activist and organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Reverend James E. P. Woodruff at the Special General Convention, 1969.
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  Youth representative speaking at the Special General Convention, 1969. (color version)
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  Youth representative speaking at the Special General Convention, 1969.
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  Youth representatives at the Special General Convention held in South Bend, Indiana from August 31 to September 5, 1969.
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  Presiding Bishop John E. Hines speaking at the Special General Convention, 1969.
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  Presiding Bishop John Hines and youth representative at the Special General Convention, 1969.
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  Rev. Frederick Williams, Rev. Joseph Pelham, and Muhammed Kenyatta in conversation at the Special General Convention, 1969.
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  President of the House of Deputies, Rev. John Coburn is seated with Presiding Bishop John Hines during the 1969 General Convention Special Program.
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  Press Release entitled Special General Convention II, August 31-September 5, 1969.
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  Letter from Hines to Sharp regarding the General Convention Special Program subpoena for a Federal Grand Jury, November, 1969
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  Letter from Sharp to Hines regarding the General Convention Special Program subpoena for a Federal Grand Jury, November, 1969.
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  Letter from Bishop Richard B. Enrich to John Hines regarding the Special General Convention, 1969.
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  Presiding Bishop Hines, on right, and Archbishop Iakavos touring Selma, Alabama in 1965.
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  Archives Research Report on “The Question of Reparations to the African Americans,” 2005.
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  Letter written to ESCRU Director John Morris from the Rt. Rev. Randolph R. Claiborne, Jr., Bishop of Atlanta, expressing his lack of support for ESCRU, July 1959.
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  Memo to the Presiding Bishop expressing support for the General Convention Special Program.
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  Questions and Answers about the Church's Program on the Crisis in American Life produced by The Episcopal Church's Communication Department.
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  Letter to Presiding Bishop Hines regarding budget cuts to GCSP.
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  An Open Letter to Bishop Emrich from member of the Union of Black Clergy and Laity, undated.
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  Union of Black Clergy and Laity president Frederick Williams, speaks with individuals during the 1970 General Convention held in Houston, TX.
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  Bishop of Guatemala, Rt. Rev. William Frey speaks with Rev. Orris G. Walker Jr., the Episcopal Associate from St. Mark's Eccumenical Parish in Kansas City, MO, during the 1969 General Convention Special Program.
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  Leon Modeste, Director of the General Convention Special Program, speaks on the floor during debate.
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  A group from the integrated church of St. Stephen’s celebrating Palm Sunday in St. Louis, Missouri, 1957.
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  Apprentices with children in Newark, New Jersey, at Youth Consultation Services, a member agency of the Episcopal Service for Youth, c. 1952.
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  An integrated group of children at St. Augustine’s Church Summer Camp in Galveston, Texas, 1947.
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  An all-white study group at St. Mary’s Junior College in Raleigh, 1957.
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  The Ohio Department of Christian Social Relations, 1954.
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  Album cover for public service radio announcements on racism produced by the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church, 1969.
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  An article from the Atlanta Daily World, reporting on the protests in response to the Lovett School's refusal to admit African American children.
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  Chemistry lab at Voorhees College, Denmark, South Carolina, 1954.
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  The ACIN Board of Trustees, 1957. Seated left to right: Earl H. McClenney, Sr., St. Paul’s Polytechnic Institute; Jon F. Potts, Voorhees School & Junior College; Rev. Tollie Caution, ACIN Secretary; James A. Boyer, St. Augustine’s College; W. Milan Davis, Okolona College Standing left to right: Lindley M. Franklin Jr., ACIN Treasurer; JV Anderson, St. Augustine’s Business Manager; Rev. William G. Wright, Director of the Home Department and President of the ACIN Board of Trustees.
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  Presiding Bishop Arthur Lichtenberger, c. 1960.
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  Thomas Waring, ardent segregationist and critic of the civil rights movement, was awarded an honorary doctorate from Sewanee, April 1961. Photo courtesy of Sewanee Archives.
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  A historic marker denoting the destruction of the central building at Sewanee, destroyed by Federal troops during the Civil War.
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  A poster featuring the ESCRU logo.
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  The first two black bishops consecrated for the United States, the Right Reverend Henry B. Delany (seated left) and the Right Reverend Edward Thomas Demby (seated right), following Delany's consecration at St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, November 21, 1918. Photo courtesy of St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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  Conference of Church Workers, early 1960s.
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  National Conference of Church Workers, 1952.
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  National Conference of Church Workers, 1952.
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  Conference of Church Workers, 1928.
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  Bishop Payne Divinity School, c. 1930.
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  Written by the Very Rev. John J. Weaver, this leaflet describes the challenges of urban church work, 1960.
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  Letter addressed to the Presiding Bishop and the National Council from members of the Conference on the Urban Church, 1960.
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  Statement by Bishop Paul Moore Jr., identifying challenges in urban church work, 1959.
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  Church and City Conference Newsletter, 1987.
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  Book published by the Forward Movement for the Urban Bishops Coalition, 1978.
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  An summary of an Episcopal opinion study conducted by the Department of Christian Social Relations from 1949-1951, c. 1953.
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  Program from the church-sponsored conference “Critical Focus: The Church Confronts Black Power” held in Chicago, IL, January 26-27, 1968.
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  Panel members meet following the Newark Urban Hearing, Francisco Reus-Froylan, Bishop of Puerto Rico; Malcolm Talbott, Newark; John S. Spong, Bishop Coadjutor of Newark; Edward Rodman, Hearings Coordinator; Hugh White, Project Director; John H. Burt, Bishop of Ohio; and George Rath, Bishop of Newark (clockwise from foreground).
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  Labor Day Message from The Urban Bishops Coalition, 1979.
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  Article from the Diocesan News Service “Jubilee Ministry for Poor Proposed by Metropolitan Group,” 1982.
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  A panel of bishops and lay persons heard testimony on the needs and concerns of the inner city during a public hearing in Chicago, IL. sponsored by the Urban Bishops Coalition of the Episcopal Church. Members of the panel are: The Rev. Daniel Alvarez of CASA Central, Chicago; Bishop Richard B. Martin, Executive for Ministries on the Episcopal Church Center staff, New York; Roy Larson, religion editor for the Chicago Sun-Times; Bishop John B. Coburn of Massachusetts, chairman; Ms. Mattie Hopkins, Chicago inner city school teacher; Bishop Jose Antonio Ramos of Costa Rica; and Peter Foote, officer for ecumenical affairs and the lay apostolate of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, 1977.
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  Towards Formation of an Episcopal Urban Caucus, pamphlet.
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  "Urban Caucus Formed to Fight City Blight" Diocesan Press Service, 1980.
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  Deliberative Document Report from the Urban Bishops Coalition, 1978.
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  Article published in The Episcopalian regarding the church’s principle of “Mutual Responsibility and Interdependence”, adopted by Executive Council in February, 1967.
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  Prospectus for a National Assembly to Organize the Episcopal Urban Caucus, undated.
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  Goals of the Joint Urban Program as drafted by Coordinator Rev. Jack Woodard, October 26, 1964.
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  "Profile of a Downtown Church", by Bishop Lloyd E. Gessle presented at the Conference on the City and the Church, January 8, 1963.
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  Letter from F. Lee Richards to the Union of Black Episcopalians at the close of the Church and City Conference, November 18, 1998.
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  Attendees at the Church and City Conference held in Atlanta, GA, 1983.
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  Presiding Bishop Allin speaking to attendees at the Church and City Conference held in Atlanta, GA, 1983.
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  Attendees at the Church and City Conference held in Atlanta, GA, 1983.
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  Ministry in the City, Post New-Orleans, 1983.
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  Service booklet from the 1986 Church and City Conference entitled “Articulating our Vision for Urban Work.”
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  A pamphlet by the Urban Bishops Coalition, “Toward Formation of an Episcopal Urban Caucus,” 1979.
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  "Renewal of Church in the City" by Bishop Wesley Frensdorff of the Diocese of Nevada, 1980.
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  Participants in the opening service at the 27th annual meeting of the Union of Black Episcopalians join hands during prayer, 1995.
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  "Bend Oue Pride to Thy Control," a sermon written by The Reverend Canon Harold T. Lewis and preached during a Day of Repentance in St. Thomas' Church, Philadelphia, 2008.
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  "No Longer Strangers and Sojourners," a sermon written by The Reverend Canon Harold T. Lewis and preached at the opening service of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Union of Black Episcopalians, June 1991.
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  An all-black bible school class in Dallas, 1950.
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  Conference of College Workers, 1955.
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  In 1970, John Burgess became the first African American to be consecrated as an Episcopal bishop with jurisdiction over white congregants in the United States.
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  Bishop John M. Burgess, c. 1967.
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  Proposal submitted by the Union of Black Clergy and Laity calling for the redistribution of decision-making power in the church, 1970.
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  Leaflet produced by the Union of Black Episcopalians encouraging Black involvement in all aspects of the church , c. 1970s.
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  Leaflet produced by the Union of Black Episcopalians encouraging the involvment of Black people in the "total life of the Church," c. 1969-1975.
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  Leaflet produced by the Union of Black Episcopalians decrying the lack of parity of Black involvment in The Episcopal Church, c.1970s.
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  Minutes of Board of Directors of UBCL, 1970.
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  “The Challenge of the Union of Black Episcopalians,” by Rt. Rev. John M. Burgess, undated.
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  Minutes of Black Deputies Meeting, ahead of 1976 General Convention.
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  Observations, Reflections and Concerns Regarding the Union of Black Episcopalians, 1973.
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  A position paper drafted by Rev. Joseph Green for the 64th General Convention titled “The Episcopal Church: The Black Perspective,” 1973.
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  Letter from Rev. Dalton Down to Rev. Joseph Green regarding a position paper Green drafted for the 64th General Convention, 1973.
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  Letter from Franklin Turner, Coordinator for the Committee of Concerned Black Episcopalians, to Black Deputies ahead of the 1973 General Convention.
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  A Proposal for a Southern Field Service to Churches, created by the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, 1963.
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  A Chicago Reporter article on Bishop Quintin Primo. Bishop Primo was consecrated Suffragan Bishop of Chicago on September 30, 1972.
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  Article about ESCRU serving as a watchdog to the church, October, 1966.
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  An article published in The New Hampshire Churchman written by Jonathan Daniels, June 1965.
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  Statement by the National Committee of Negro Churchmen, published in the New York Times, July 31, 1966.
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  An article written by Thomas Waring espousing the dangers of integration as he saw them, 1957.
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  Prayer Pilgrimage clergy gathered outside of their bus, 1961. Included among the 15 clergy arrested was Father Robert L. Pierson, the son-in-law of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
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  The Reverend Robert Pierson reading a statement in front of the Jackson city jail following his release on bond. He is surrounded by 14 other Episcopal clergyman arrested along with him, September 19, 1961.
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  A demonstration, sponsored by the Committee of Conscience Against Apartheid, held in front of Chase Manhattan Bank as part of the continuing campaign for withdrawal of accounts due to Chase’s direct financial support to the government of South Africa, 1966.
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  A booklet published by the American Committee on Africa, one of the many organizations working to end apartheid in South Africa, March 1964.
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  An article from the Atlanta Daily World, reporting on the protests in response to the Lovett School's refusal to admit African American children.
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  An article from the New York Post , March 18, 1963, reporting on the Lovett School's rejection of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s son.
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  Sewanee Statement in Response to Sit-In, 1962.
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  The Sewanee Inn and Claramont Restaurant. Ironically, the sign reads “Tradition of Hospitality on the Mountain."
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  Illustrations by African American artist and activist Allan Crite in response to discrimination he experienced while in Sewanee, c. 1952. The images were also used in ESCRU’s pamphlet on the 1961 Sewanee sit-ins.
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  An article written by Sewanee Chancellor Dr. Edward N. McCrady outlining Sewanee's position on the sit-in at the Claramont Restaurant, 1962.
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  Article "Sewanee and a Sit-In" by Robert Fortna. Fortna was one of the clergy that attempted to dine at the Claramont Restaurant, 1962.
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  Article "Clara refuses mixed groups" from the Sewanee Purple Newspaper, Issue No. 163.
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  ESCRU demonstration in Chicago, IL, 1965.
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  A group gathers and, holding hands, prays near the gravesite. Stokely Carmichael is second from left, facing the camera, 1965.
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  ESCRU Third Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C., 1963.
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  ESCRU Third Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C., 1963.
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  A history of The Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, 1959-1967, written by Rev. John Morris, 1995.
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  Francis Touchet letter to Father Dreisbeck.
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  The Possibility of Bring a non-Racist Investor.
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  "Responsible Militancy and the Way Ahead" by Rev. John Morris.
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  Statement by Rev. V. Powell Woodward after being released from jail in Jackson, Mississippi. Woodward was one of 15 clergy arrested, 1961.
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  A statement released by Presiding Bishop Lichtenberger regarding the Prayer Pilgrimage, September 16, 1961.
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  Two statements from the Prayer Pilgrimage to the 60th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, September 1961.
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  Message from ESCRU to the 1961 General Convention regarding the Prayer Pilgrimage, 1961.
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  Letter prior to Prayer Pilgrimage planning protest.
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  List of participantsin Prayer Pilgrimage.
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  Letter to Pilgrim Priests after arrest.
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  A letter expressing support for the prayer pilgrimage, September 15, 1961.
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  Letter from Rev. John Morris to Presiding Bishop Lichtenberger applauding his statement on segregation, 1963.
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  Statement by Presiding Bishop Lichtenberger regarding segregation.
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  Letter from Presiding Bishop Lichtenberger to Rev. John Morris regarding the establishment of ESCRU, 1959.
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  Letter from Morris to Lichtenberger, 1960.
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  Letter from Presiding Bishop Lichtenberger to Rev. John Morris regarding endorsement of ESCRU, 1960.
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  Letter from the Lovett School to Mrs. Coretta King denying admission to her son, Martin Luther Kin, III, February 25, 1963.
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  The second version of the admission policy of Lovett School, 1963.
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  Admission Policy of Lovett School, 1963.
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  It's Time to Rock the Boat, undated.
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  Pamphlet entitled, "A Declaration, by Priests who are Negroes, on the Personnel Policies and Practives of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America,"which calls for equality in employment practices, c. 1960s.
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  A Declaration of Concern, undated.
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  ESCRU members, the Rev. Malcolm Boyd and the Rev. Henri A. Stines, picketing in front of Lovett School, 1963.
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  ESCRU Press Release regarding the General Motors Shareholder meeting, 1966.
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  In 1966, Executive Council adopted a resolution on investments in South Africa, June 1966.
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  Episcopal Motorama, undated.
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  An open letter to President Lyndon Baines Johnson, signed by Civil Rights leaders, including ESCRU director Rev. John Morris, 1965.
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  Statement from the Presiding Bishop regarding Jonathan Daniels murder and trial, 1965.
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  Article written by Jonathan Daniels and published posthumously in The Texas Observer, October 29, 1965.
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  Letter from Bishop of Atlanta to Morris restoring his license and reiterating that the work of desegragation should be done through and in cooperation with the Standing Committee.
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  ESCRU Statement explaining "Why Protest" (specifically related to Lovett School).
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  Statement from the Bishop of Atlanta regarding the Lovett School.
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  ESCRU internal memo regarding Lovett School.
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  ESCRU internal memo regarding Lovett School.
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  Letter from John Morris to Rev. James McDowell, the headmaster at Lovett School, 1963.
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  Letter from John Morris to Coretta King advising of the non-discrmination policy at Lovett School.
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  A letter from John Morris of ESCRU to the parents of Lovett School students, January 15, 1964.
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  A letter from a teacher at the Lovett School objecting to ESCRU’s campaign against the school, 1964.
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  James Breedman's response to the Watts riot in Los Angeles, CA, 1965.
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  Letter from Malcolm Boyd to John Morris regarding Watts riot response, 1965.
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  ESCRU Background Statement to the Lent Book Burning.
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  Report of the Committee to Read Church School Materials.
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  Rev. Joseph Dickson marks the forehead of a church member with ashes of burnt books in the yard of The Episcopal Cathedral of St. James.
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  ESCRU responds to objections regarding the Ash Wednesday Book Burning and explains its actions, 1969.
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  Letter from Rev. Stephen Weissman, Director of People's Training Program, regarding Navajo training materials.
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  ESCRU objected to the depiction of Africa and Africans in this pamphlet, calling it "patronizing" and "unreal."
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  ESCRU objected to the depiction of Africa and Africans in this pamphlet, calling it "patronizing" and "unreal."
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  Report of the Black Caucus, 1968.
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  ESCRU press release asking and answering the question “Is it ever right to burn a book?”
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  Card distributed in 1962 by the Long Island chapter of ESCRU to heighten awareness of St. John’s Hospital segregationist practice.
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  ESCRU By-laws, c. 1960.
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  ESCRU Statement of Purpose, outlining the tenets of the organization, c. 1960.
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  ESCRU members and others from St. Thomas Parish, Minneapolis, MN, 1965.
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  ESCRU members and others from St. Thomas Parish, Minneapolis, MN, 1965.
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  A protest demanding the dissolution of racial barriers in the placement of clergy held in Minneapolis, MN, January 30, 1966.
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  Coordinating Council of Community Organization ESCRU Demonstration, Chicago, IL, c. 1965.
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  An ESCRU organized demonstration at City Hall in Chicago, IL, c. 1965.
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  Coordinating Council of Community Organization ESCRU Demonstration, Chicago, IL, c. 1965.
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  Coordinating Council of Community Organization ESCRU Demonstration, Chicago, IL, c. 1965.
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  Coordinating Council of Community Organization ESCRU Demonstration, Chicago, IL, c. 1965.
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  Coordinating Council of Community Organization ESCRU Demonstration, Chicago, IL, c. 1965.
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  John Morris and other ESCRU members protesting outside of St. John's Hospital, July 1962.
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  Jonathan Daniels' family at his funeral; Jonathan's mother is in the center, 1965.
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  At Jonathan Daniels' funeral, more than a thousand mourners paid their respects, 1965.
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  Mourners at Jonathan Daniel's funeral departing the church, 1965.
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  Protest and response to Jonathan Daniels' murder.
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  Five years after the "Prayer Pilgrimage" resulted in the arrest of 15 clergy, ESCRU held its 5th Annual Meeting in Jackson, MS, 1966.
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  Malcolm Peabody greets Chicago ESCRU members Marguerite White, 19; Dawn How, 16, and D. Murry, 17 (left to right) at the 5th Annual Meeting in held in Jackson, MS, 1966.
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  Jonathan Daniels, undated.
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  Jonathan Daniels, undated.
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  Jonathan Daniels with members of the West family during his time in Selma, 1965.
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  Jonathan Daniels was deeply moved by the hospitality he experienced when staying with the West family in Selma in 1965.
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  Jonathan Daniels, undated.
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  Jonathan Daniels, c. 1965.
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  Jonathan Daniels, c. 1965.
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  Jonathan Daniels, c. 1965.
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  IL, Chicago. Coordinating Council of Community Organization ESCRU Demonstration
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  ESCRU protest in Chicago, IL, 1965.
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  Rev. John Morris served as Executive Director of ESCRU from 1960-1967, c. 1960s.
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  Reverends Robert Hunter (left) and Albert Dreisbach (right) hold communion during their protest fast at St. Philip's Cathedral, June 1966.
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  Reverends Robert Hunter (left) and Albert Dreisbach (right) fast for 98 hours in St. Philip's Cathedral to protest its use for the Lovett School Baccalaureate service, June 1966.
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  Martin Luther King, Jr., accompanied by Mrs. Coretta Scott King and Andrew Young, speaks after his son was denied accepance to the Lovett School.
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  ESCRU members protest colonialism and the church's presence in Latin America, 1967.
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  ESCRU Third Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C., 1963.
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  ESCRU Third Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C., 1963.
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  ESCRU members gathered in front of a Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois, in 1962. John Morris is front row center.
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  ESCRU protesters holding hands in front of the Episcopal Church Center, 1966.
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  Malcolm E. Peabody, Jr., ESCRU president, left, at a pray-in at Church Center reading a declaration assailing the Church's “heretical and blasphemous” race practices, November 1966.
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  Powerful imagery used by ESCRU, borrowed from the anti-apartheid movement.
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  The Altar Cross used at The Episcopal Church's General Convention in St. Louis, MO., 1964. Designed by Mr. Robert Harmon of Arcadia, MO. The fish are ancient Christian symbols and on this cross also represent all of God's children, bound together by Jesus Christ.
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  ESCRU Third Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C., 1963.
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  Manuscript detailing the events occurring between the Conference of Church Workers Among Colored Peoples and the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, 1960-1961.
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  A history of Black Ministry efforts in The Episcopal Church written by Tollie Caution, circa 1950s.
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  Report written by The Rev. Robert W. Patton entitled, "An Inspiring Record in Negro Education," that provides a summary ACIN's work and was delivered to the National Council in February, 1940.
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  Written by Odell Greenleaf Harris in 1980, this book provides a history of The Bishop Payne Divinity School in Petersburg, Virginia.
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  Pamphlet written by Robert Eleazer on behalf of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation, circa 1930s.
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  Leaflet produced by the American Church Institute for Negroes, undated.
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  Pamphlet published by The National Council that details the church's work among Black communities, circa 1950s.
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  Pamphlet published by The American Church Institute for Negroes that details the work of the first six schools associated with the organization, circa 1910-1920s.
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  Fundraising pamphlet for The American Church Institute for Negroes, circa 1920s-1930s.
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  An account of the work of ACIN and its nine affiliated schools from June, 1940-December, 1942, c. 1943.
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  Pamphlet produced by The American Church Institute for Negroes entitled, "An Opportunity in the Southland," that details the work of ACIN schools in the American South, 1927.
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  Informative pamphlet produced by The American Church Institute for Negroes about the organization, c. 1950s.
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  Pamphlet produced by The American Church Institute for Negroes entitled, "Our Schools for Negroes," that provides a brief summary of the history, ideals, and work of the organization, undated.
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  Report of the National Council, Division of Domestic Missions, entitled "The Church and the Negro," undated.
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  Report to the Presiding Bishop and the Board of Directors of the American Church Institute, 1967.
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  American Church Institute for Negroes publication entitled, "Measuring Up," circa 1954.
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  American Church Institute for Negroes publication entitled, "Acknowledgment of an Honest Debt: Negro Education," 1925.
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  American Church Institute for Negroes publication entitled, "Our Church Schools for Negroes," c. 1922.
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  American Church Institute for Negroes publication entitled, "Down Where the Need is Greatest: A Record in the Field of Negro Education," c. 1936.
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  Annual Report of the American Church Institute for Negroes, 1906-1907.
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  St. Stephens Normal and Theological School Catalog, 1883-1884.
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  Report, No. 12, of the Committee on Canons: On a Missionary Episcopate for the Colored People, undated.
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  Minutes of Meeting of the Commission for Church Work among Colored People, 1894.
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  Twelfth Annual Report of the Commission Home Missions to Colored People, 1876-1877.
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  Eleventh Annual Report of the Commission Home Missions to Colored People, 1875-1876.
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  Tenth Annual Report of the Commission Home Missions to Colored People, 1874-1875.
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  Ninth Annual Report of the Commission Home Missions to Colored People, 1873-1874.
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  Eighth Annual Report of the Commission Home Missions to Colored People, 1872-1873.
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  Presiding Bishop's Keynote Address
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  Fr. C. Edward Harrison, Director of the Church School and devoted member of St. Philip's Church, leads the St. Philip's delegation during the March on Washington. (image from An Epic of the People of St. Philip's Church)
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  Minutes from the Special Meeting of the Triennial Conference of Episcopal Church Workers, 1954.
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  Call for a Program to Renew the People and Their Cities
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  Rev. Henri A. Stines (left) and Rev. Tollie Caution (right).
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  For the Colored Churchman, St. Mary's, Hot Springs
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  Conference of College Workers, Seabury House, 1955.
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  The Rev. Tollie Caution, Associate Secretary for Negro Work of the Executive Council, presenting Presiding Bishop Lichtenberger with the Honorary L.H.D. from St. Augustine’s College, 1963.
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  Conference of College Workers, St. Cyperian's, Detroit, MI, 1961.
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  Tollie Caution article, "The Protestant Episcopal Church: Policies and Rationale Upon Which Support of Its Negro Colleges is Predicated".
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  ACIN handout following the 1952 General Convention.
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  ACIN report detailing the operations following a significant reorganization, 1949.
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  In 1952, the Board of Trustees of ACIN submitted a request for approval to make a special appeal for $1,317,779 to facilitate restoration work with the ACIN schools. Executive Council Resolution approved the resolution on September 5, 1952.
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  Exhibit of American Church Institute for Negroes at General Convention, 1952.
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  Logo for the American Church Institute for Negroes, 1906.
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  ACIN was incorporated in Virginia in 1906, shown in this Certificate of Incorporation.
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  The Board of Missions established American Church Institute for Negroes on January 9, 1908.
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  American Church Institute for Negroes pamphlet, c. 1950.
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  In 1918, the Rt. Rev. Henry Beard Delany was elected the bishop for Negro Work in the Diocese of North Carolina. Delany was the first African American suffragan bishop in the United States, c. 1920.
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  The Rt. Rev. John Payne was the first Bishop of Liberia from 1851 to 1871.
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  The Rt. Rev. Edward Thomas Demby (seated in center) at the end of a preaching mission following the confirmation of 4 girls, 3 boys, and 4 adults in Forrest City, Arkansas, c. 1930.
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  Issue of The Church Advocate newspaper featuring a list of Black Clergy in the United States, March, 1908.
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  Issue of The Church Advocate newspaper published in February of 1908, featuring the Bragg family.
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  Protestant Episcopal Freedman's Aid Commission Circular, undated.
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  Protestant Episcopal Freedman's Commision Occasional Paper, January, 1866.
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  Sermon written and preached by The Reverend Canon Harold T. Lewis commemorating the life of Absalom Jones, June 1991.
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  Dedication at St. Thomas's African Episcopal Church celebrating Absalom Jones' birthplace, c. 2005.
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  This famous image of Absalom Jones was rendered by Philadelphia artist Raphaelle Peale in 1810. It is held in the Delaware Art Museum.
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  "A History of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas," September, 2006. Courtesy of the Archives of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas.
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  Bishop John Walker of Washington marching at the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C., 1984. He was one of the first church leaders arrested.
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  Silent film of Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity Gathering, 1964.
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  Video featuring Pauli Murray, from TV series "On the Road", 1985.
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  A 1920s-era silent tour of St. Paul’s College, with scenes of typical student life.
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  A silent film tour of the campus, faculty, class work and student life at Fort Valley and Calhoun schools, c. 1920.
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  A brief silent film looking at the campus, students and trustees of the Bishop Payne Divinity School, c. 1920.
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  Attendees of the Conference on Afro-Anglicanism speak about the aims and outcomes of the gathering. October 29, 1985.