Delta Ministry
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Delta Ministry
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Delta Ministry
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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Delta Ministry
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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Delta Ministry
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Biographical History
The Delta Ministry was organized by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America in 1964 to provide missionary relief to the Mississippi Delta region.
The Delta Ministry was organized by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America in 1964 to provide missionary relief to the Mississippi Delta region.
In 1965, the Delta Opportunities Association was formed by Delta Ministry staff from nine Mississippi Delta counties and by 1966 was incorporated to form the Delta Opportunities Corporation. The Delta Opportunities Corporation was instrumental in the organization and development of Freedom City, a project to build housing for displaced farmers in Washington County, Mississippi.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/150207397
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88218586
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n88218586
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African Americans
African Americans
Church and social problems
Church societies
Church work and the poor
Church work with the poor
Civil rights
Education, Preschool
Farmers
Head Start Program
Housing
School integration
Voter registration
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Greenville Air Force Base (Miss.)
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Freedom City (Miss.)
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Mississippi
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Washington County (Miss.)
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Delta (Miss. : Region)
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Delta (Miss. : Region)
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Delta (Miss. : Region)
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Freedom City (Miss.)
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Mississippi
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Mississippi
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Mississippi
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Washington County (Miss.)
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Freedom City (Miss.)
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Mississippi
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Delta (Miss. : Region)
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Freedom City (Miss.)
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Washington County (Miss.)
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