| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.
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