Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Cleveland Chapter Records 1961-1968

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Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Cleveland Chapter Records 1961-1968

The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity was the local chapter of a national organization (f. 1961) open to members in communion with the Protestant Episcopal Church. The Cleveland Chapter supported the 1968 presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy, and the "Poor People's" Campaign with monetary and food contributions, while opposing the Vietnamese War. The collection consists of bylaws, minutes, an address by the Right Reverend John Harris Burt, membership lists, and a membership card file.

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The Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity (f. 1961) was a national organization with local chapters open to members in communion with the Protestant Episcopal Church. The national organization was governed by a board of directors which sponsored annual meetings and granted and renewed local charters. Local units such as the Cleveland, Ohio, Chapter elected officers and were encouraged to carry out a program of activities that complemented those of the national organization. The Clevela...