| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Performance, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | A group of young men and women perform inside of an unknown building. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Man Banging Bells, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | A man in rags clangs bells together. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Child Street Performers in Front of a Crowd, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | Child street performers jump into each other's arms. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Woman Performing with Drums, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | An unidentified woman performs a dance with drums. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance, Musicians | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Procession of Young Women, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | A procession of young women walk in a line carrying horse hair fly swatters. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Child Does Hand Stand, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | A child performer does a hand stand in front of crowd. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| March of Women Playing Shekeres, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | Women walk together in a group playing Shekeres. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| People Dancing, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | People dancing togther in a circle. They are throwing handkerchiefs as they dance. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Young Woman with a Horse Hair Fly Swatter, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | A young woman holds a horse hair fly swatter. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Street Performers in Front of a Crowd, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | Costumed street performers wearing masks entertain a crowd. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Woman Singing, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | An unidentified old woman sings in an unknown building. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Two Street Performers in Front of a Crowd, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | A street performer masked and dressed as a policeman, and another dressed as a civilian perform in front of a crowd. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Couple on Dance Floor, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | A couple dance together on a dance floor wearing matching patterned attire. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Children Street Performers Entertain a Crowd, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | A child performer stands on the shoulders of another child. They are both dressed in costume and are wearing masks. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Woman Dancing Topless, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | An elderly woman dances topless in ritual while a crowd looks on. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance | 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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