Olivet Baptist Church (Chicago, Ill.) records, ca. 1942-1972.

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Olivet Baptist Church (Chicago, Ill.) records, ca. 1942-1972.

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Ledgers, minutes, scrapbooks, correspondence, sermons, and other records of Olivet Baptist Church based at 3101 South King Drive, on Chicago's South Side. The collection includes writings by and about Olivet's famous ministers: Dr. L. K. Williams (1916-1940) and Dr. J. H. Jackson (1941-1990); ledgers listing members; minutes and other records of its missionary efforts, which reached out to other African Americans as well as to African congregations with material, financial, and spiritual aid; Sunday School ledgers; and Deacon's Sick Committee ledgers. Also present are records relating to the periods when Williams and Jackson (1953-1982) served as presidents of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. Scrapbooks especially portray Jackson's varied career and his role as a conservative African American leader during the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

5.4 linear ft. (12 boxes)

Chicago History Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 8083149

Chicago History Museum

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Williams, L. K. d. 1940.

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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, L. K. . 1940

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National Baptist Convention of the United States of America

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3101 South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive (Chicago, Ill.)

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Jackson, J. H. 1900-1990

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Freedom Farm (Sommerville, Tenn.)

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