Rev. J. H. Jackson papers, 1926-1990.

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Rev. J. H. Jackson papers, 1926-1990.

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Personal papers of the Rev. Joseph Harrison Jackson, pastor of Olivet Baptist Church, Chicago, 1941-1990, and president of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A., Inc., the nation's largest African American religious denomination, 1953-1982. Includes sermons and sermon notes (topically and seasonally-arranged) and various divinity school papers; plus various topical files on theological, social, and political issues; correspondence regarding speaking engagements; and materials on the annual sessions of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A, including the controversial 1982 session. Also present are a few college papers (1920s-1930s) of Rev. Jackson's wife, Maude Thelma Jackson.

ca. 175 linear ft.

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Jackson, J. H. (Joseph Harrison), 1900-1990.

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Olivet Baptist Church (Chicago, Ill.)

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Olivet Baptist was known as the world's largest Protestant congregation during the pastorates of Dr. L. K. Williams and Dr. J. H. Jackson, who also served as presidents of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. (NBC), which was known as the world's largest organization of African Americans. Jackson was an outspoken conservative leader during the civil rights movement of the 1960s and while president of NBC (1953-1982). From the description of Olivet Baptist Church (Chicago, Ill.) re...

Williams, Kenny J., 1927-2003,

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National Baptist Convention of the United States of America

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