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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Men in matching African attire play drums.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Men Playing Drums, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
Men in matching African attire play drums.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Musicians
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A group of people carry food and goods on top their heads.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Street Market, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A group of people carry food and goods on top their heads.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A group of people walk along a path through light forest by a large house-like structure.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Group of People Walk Downhill, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A group of people walk along a path through light forest by a large house-like structure.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Two well dressed men have a discussion.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Two Men Having a Conversation, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
Two well dressed men have a discussion.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A group of men standing by a battlement and looking off the edge where men bring in a boat.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Men Stand Behind a Battlement, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A group of men standing by a battlement and looking off the edge where men bring in a boat.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man holds a note pad while watching people in a courtyard.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
People in a Courtyard, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
An unidentified man holds a note pad while watching people in a courtyard.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection