Valencourt (Dr. J. Roy) papers, [1960?]-1967.

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Valencourt (Dr. J. Roy) papers, [1960?]-1967.

This collection consists of 17 photocopied newspaper clippings and one photocopied letter regarding the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

18 items.

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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America

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Official name, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America; informally known as National Council of Churches USA or variants; earlier name, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America was organized in 1908; it was one of eight organizations which merged to form the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America on November 29, 1950. From t...

Mississippi Freedom Project

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Valencourt, James Roy, 1927-2004

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J. Roy Valencourt was born in Manistee County, Michigan, in 1927 and earned a Ph. D. in New Testament from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Commission on Race Relations of the National Council of Churches (NCC) enlisted him to serve as a spiritual counselor for civil rights workers and NCC staff participating in the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Project. Most of his time was spent counseling in Columbus, Mississippi. From the description of Valencourt (Dr. J. Roy) papers...

University of Southern Mississippi

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