Delta Ministry
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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.
From the description of Delta Ministry records, 1964-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476445
From the description of Delta Ministry collection, 1963-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476440
From the description of Delta Ministry staff files, 1964-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476447
From the description of Thelma Barnes files, 1964-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476450
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.
From the description of Delta Opportunities Corporation/Freedom City records, 1965-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476453
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Subjects:
- 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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Places:
- Greenville Air Force Base (Miss.) (as recorded)
- Freedom City (Miss.) (as recorded)
- Mississippi (as recorded)
- Washington County (Miss.) (as recorded)
- Delta (Miss. : Region) (as recorded)
- Delta (Miss. : Region) (as recorded)
- Delta (Miss. : Region) (as recorded)
- Freedom City (Miss.) (as recorded)
- Mississippi (as recorded)
- Mississippi (as recorded)
- Mississippi (as recorded)
- Washington County (Miss.) (as recorded)
- Freedom City (Miss.) (as recorded)
- Mississippi (as recorded)
- Delta (Miss. : Region) (as recorded)
- Freedom City (Miss.) (as recorded)
- Washington County (Miss.) (as recorded)
