Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity records, 1961-1966.

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Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity records, 1961-1966.

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The collection consist of records of the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity from 1961-1966. The records include statements of purpose, newsletters, official correspondence, materials relating to the Lovett School segregation controversy, and collected materials. The official correspondence is mainly from Rev. John B. Morris, Executive Director, addressed to member and non-member clergy and society members who are not clergy. Lovett School materials include official correspondence, newsletters, history of Lovett School's relationship with the Episcopal Church, and a transcript of remarks by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta. Collected material includes a meeting program, reprints from religious and news publications, and a description of materials available from ESCRU.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6927193

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Episcopal Church

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity.

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The Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity (ESCRU), a voluntary society, was founded in 1960 with headquarters in Atlanta. The stated purpose of this society was to establish total participation in the Church for all persons regardless of race, class, or national origin. From the description of Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity records, 1961-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863174 ...

Morris, John Burnett, 1930-

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Executive Director for the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity; a co-editor, financial underwriter, promoter, and distributor of South Carolinians Speak, a collection of essays by respected civic leaders and active church people whom Rev. Morris recruited to write essays about desegregation and race relations. Rev. John B. Morris was born in Brunswick, Ga.; in 1951, he graduated from Columbia University; from 1951 to 1954, he attended the Virginia Theological...

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Lovett School (Atlanta, Ga.)

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