When Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in April of 1968, the Black theological students at Colgate Rochester Divinity School requested a program and professorship in Black Church Studies as a memorial to what King represented as a pastor and leader of the Black Church. After a forced close-down of the school by the Black students and a series of fundraising efforts, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Professorship in Black Church Studies was established. This position was filled by Henry H. Mitchell (clergyman, educator, author and at that time pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Santa Monica, CA) on July 1, 1969 and the program of Black Church Studies at CRDS/BH/CTS was launched in September 1969. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows project began as the result of an idea given to Dr. Mitchell for a research and writing project for the purpose of developing literature, curriculum, and bibliographical materials in the area of Black Church practice. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu. 
Jun 12, 2019

Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection

When Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in April of 1968, the Black theological students at Colgate Rochester Divinity School requested a program and professorship in Black Church Studies as a memorial to what King represented as a pastor and leader of the Black Church. After a forced close-down of the school by the Black students and a series of fundraising efforts, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Professorship in Black Church Studies was established. This position was filled by Henry H. Mitchell (clergyman, educator, author and at that time pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Santa Monica, CA) on July 1, 1969 and the program of Black Church Studies at CRDS/BH/CTS was launched in September 1969. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows project began as the result of an idea given to Dr. Mitchell for a research and writing project for the purpose of developing literature, curriculum, and bibliographical materials in the area of Black Church practice.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu. 
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Black Church Ministry Curriculum, July 29, 1970
1972-07-09
Mitchell, Henry, Adair, Thelma
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Church Ministry Curriculum, July 29, 1970
Contemporary Yoruba Literature, July 8, 1972
1972-07-08
Irele, Abiola
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Contemporary Yoruba Literature, July 8, 1972
Sango: God of Thunder and Lightning, July 4, 1972
1972-07-04
Schuma,, Mitchell, Henry
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Sango: God of Thunder and Lightning, July 4, 1972
Lecture on Ethiopianism, July 1972
1972-07
Darkwah, Kofi, Mitchell, Henry
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Lecture on Ethiopianism, July 1972
Witnessing to the Peculiar, March 24, 1972
1972-03-24
Mitchell, Henry
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Witnessing to the Peculiar, March 24, 1972
Conversation with Henry Mitchell and Bishop Barrow, February 1972
1972-02
Barrow, Bishop, Mitchell, Henry
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Conversation with Henry Mitchell and Bishop Barrow, February 1972
Freedom and Authority in Black Culture, circa 1972
1970/1974
Mitchell, Henry
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Freedom and Authority in Black Culture, circa 1972
The African American Continuum of Worldview, circa 1972
1970/1974
Mitchell, Henry
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The African American Continuum of Worldview, circa 1972
Man Speaks to a Group, circa 1972
1970/1974
An unidentified man stands amongst a group of people gathered in a room.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man stands amongst a group of people gathered in a room.
Group Having a Discussion, circa 1972
1970/1974
A group of four people talk amongst themselves.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A group of four people talk amongst themselves.
People Gather to Listen and Record Someone Speak, circa 1972
1970/1974
A group of people gather to listen to a man speak, recording him on a tape recorder.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A group of people gather to listen to a man speak, recording him on a tape recorder.
Crowd Gathers in a Clearing, circa 1972
1970/1974
A crowd of people gather in a clearing to listen to a man talk.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A crowd of people gather in a clearing to listen to a man talk.
Dr. U.S. Curry and Woman Converse, circa 1972
1970/1974
Dr. U.S. Curry takes notes while having a conversation with an unidentified woman.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Dr. U.S. Curry takes notes while having a conversation with an unidentified woman.
Man Stands in Front of a Chalkboard, circa 1972
1970/1974
An unidentified man stands in front of a chalkboard and speaks.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man stands in front of a chalkboard and speaks.
The Black Family: Cultural and Medical Perspective, circa 1972
1970/1974
Mitchell, Henry
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The Black Family: Cultural and Medical Perspective, circa 1972
MLK Fellowship Commencement, circa 1972
1970/1974
A group photo of the MLK Fellowship class.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A group photo of the MLK Fellowship class.
Man Looks at Two Photographs, circa 1972
1970/1974
A man sits at a desk and looks at two photographs.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A man sits at a desk and looks at two photographs.
Man Gives a Speech, circa 1972
1970/1974
An unidentified man gives a passionate speech by gestating his arms with a commited and dominating posture.
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man gives a passionate speech by gestating his arms with a commited and dominating posture.
Black Baptist Churches, circa 1971
1970/1974
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Baptist Churches, circa 1971
Sermon: Building Bridges, circa 1972
1970/1974
Mitchell, Henry
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Sermon: Building Bridges, circa 1972