Rice, J. Sherrard, 1917-2005.
Civil rights advocate who served as pastor, 1959-1966, of First Presbyterian Church (Columbia, SC); native of Richmond, Va.; graduate of Davidson College (Davidson, N.C.), and Union Theological Seminary (Richmond, Va.); husband of Molly Wagner Rice.
At the time of Rice's service, First Presbyterian Church (Columbia, S.C.) belonged to the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS); in 1983, the "southern" PCUS joined with the "northern" United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. to form the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); in Columbia, First Presbyterian aligned itself with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian (ARP) Church.
From the description of J. Sherrard Rice papers, 1928-1988. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 70118609
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| creatorOf | Rice, J. Sherrard, 1917-2005. J. Sherrard Rice papers, 1928-1988. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Batchelor, Alexander Ramsay. | person |
| associatedWith | Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955. | person |
| associatedWith | Dabney, Virginius, 1901- . | person |
| associatedWith | First Presbyterian Church (Columbia, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943- | person |
| associatedWith | Henderson, Vivian Wilson, d. 1976. | person |
| associatedWith | Holloway, Frank, 1940- . | person |
| associatedWith | Jackson, James Wyly, 1893-1963. | person |
| associatedWith | King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Lingle, Walter Lee, 1868-1956. | person |
| associatedWith | Marty, Myron A. | person |
| associatedWith | McGill, Ralph, 1898-1969. | person |
| associatedWith | Mead, Frank Spencer, 1898- | person |
| associatedWith | New York (N.Y.) City Commission on Human Rights. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Penn Community Services. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Richards, James McDowell, 1931- . | person |
| associatedWith | Sessions, Robert Paul, 1926- . | person |
| associatedWith | Waldron, Webb, b. 1882. | person |
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| African Americans |
| Civil rights movements |
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Birth 1917
Death 2005
