Lyman S. Parks papers, 1968-1975.

Parks, Lyman S. (Lyman Starling), 1917-2009

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sr2wj7 (person)

Rev. Lyman Starling Parks (March 12, 1917 – November 4, 2009) was an American pastor and politician. He served as the mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1971 to 1976, the first African-American to serve in the position. Born in Princeton, Indiana and raised at Lyles Station, Indiana, Parks attended Indiana State Teachers College before graduating from Wilberforce University and Payne Theological Seminary in 1944. That same year, he began working as a minister at the Wayman Chapel African Me...

African Methodist Episcopal Church. Seventh Episcopal District

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68s8nzp (corporateBody)

Organized in 1816 from a congregation formed by a group of blacks who withdrew in 1787 from St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia because of discrimination; Richard Allen was consecrated the first bishop in 1816. From the description of African Methodist Episcopal Church collection, 1914-1971 (bulk 1950-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962830 ...

First Community Church (A.M.E. (Grand Rapids, Mich.))

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61s38pg (corporateBody)