King, David S.
David S King was a leader of the Massachusetts unit of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the 1960s. He was very active in the civil rights movement, and was arrested and sent to jail during a protest in Williamston, N.C. King was a chaplain at Amherst College and later became an Associate Pastor at the First Congregational Church. In addition, he founded the Laymen's Academy Oecuminical Studies (LAOS), which encouraged people to act upon their religious faith in their everyday lives and occupations.
From the guide to the David S. King Papers, 1963-1968, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
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| referencedIn | Papers, 1884-1998 (inclusive), 1929-1988 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1929-1998 (Inclusive) | Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine | |
| creatorOf | David S. King Papers, 1963-1968 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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