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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People Standing in Front of a Store, circa 1972

1970/1974

A group of people stand in front of a shop that sells hats, purses, shoes, and other accessories.

African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce

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

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

A group of people stand in front of a shop that sells hats, purses, shoes, and other accessories.

Village Near River, circa 1972

1970/1974

Men carry large buckets of sand on their heads to the banks with huts in the background, with boats gathering at the edge of the water.

African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce

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

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

Men carry large buckets of sand on their heads to the banks with huts in the background, with boats gathering at the edge of the water.

Marketplace, circa 1972

1970/1974

People shop at a market for goods.

African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce

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

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

People shop at a market for goods.

Goods in an Empty Market, circa 1972

1970/1974

Thousands of goods for sale sit on tables and carts in an empty market.

African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce

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

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

Thousands of goods for sale sit on tables and carts in an empty market.

Boy Pulling Bulls, circa 1972

1970/1974

A little boy pulls two bulls through the street on a rope.

African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce

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

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

A little boy pulls two bulls through the street on a rope.

People Selling Wares in a Market, circa 1972

1970/1974

Women and girls working in the shade. Large baskets are stacked along the ground. Canned and jar goods are sitting on small wooden tables.

African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce

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

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

Women and girls working in the shade. Large baskets are stacked along the ground. Canned and jar goods are sitting on small wooden tables.

People Gather Around a Shack Undernearth a Highrise, circa 1972

1970/1974

People gather around a shack market beneath a new highrise in the background.

African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce, Buildings and grounds

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

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

People gather around a shack market beneath a new highrise in the background.

Street Market, circa 1972

1970/1974

A group of people carry food and goods on top their heads.

African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce

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

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

A group of people carry food and goods on top their heads.