Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity executive director files, 1959-1970.

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Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity executive director files, 1959-1970.

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The series consists of files of the Executive Director for the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity (ESCRU) from 1959-1970. The records include correspondence, minutes, press releases, reports, clippings, and printed materials. The correspondence contains letters of Executive Director John Burnett Morris, correspondence between board members pertaining to annual meetings and strategies, and letters from individuals or civil rights organizations regarding the efforts of the ESCRU to eliminate discrimination in the Episcopal Church and community. Notable correspondents include John Lassoe, Joseph Pelham, Kenneth Edghill, Arthur Lichtenberger, Warner Turner, Carl Braden, Congress of Racial Equality, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Southern Regional Council, Gandhi Society for Human Rights, National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice, and the Student Interracial Ministry. The minutes (1960-1969) document ESCRU's campaigns, its financial status, and administrative structure.

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Morris, John Burnett, 1930-

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Edghill, Kenneth.

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The Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity was organized in 1958 to advocate racial unity in Episcopal Churches and their communities. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the society operated until 1970. From the description of Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity executive director files, 1959-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476459 ...

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