Lloyd O. Lewis family papers, 1905-1974.

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Lloyd O. Lewis family papers, 1905-1974.

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This collection contains the personal papers of Lloyd and Emma Lewis and reflects their careers as minister and teacher, and librarian. It also documents the Lewis's continued interest in African American history and civil rights.

42 linear ft.

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7780394

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Lewis, Emma Bryant

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Lewis, Lloyd Alexander

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Lloyd O. Lewis was a Baptist minister and professor of religion, philosophy, and public speaking at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and civil rights activist. Lewis received his D.D. from Virginia Union University. From 1908 to 1921 he was minister at the Eighth Street Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. In 1921 he joined the faculty of Morehouse College, where he taught until his retirement in 1945. Lewis was an outspoken opponent of segregation and was president of the Lynchburg, Vir...