| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | 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 |
| Man Dancing to Drums, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | A man in African wardrobe dances while men play drums in the background. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Musicians | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Group of Men Playing Drums, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | Men play drums together in a group. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Musicians | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Two Women Sing Together, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | Two unknown women side by side singing. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education, Musicians | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Man With a Drum, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | A man stands on a stage in an African toga carries a drum over his shoulder. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Musicians | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Unidentified Man Sitting With a Drum, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | An unidentified man with three scars on his cheek sits on a bench with a drum in his lap. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Musicians | Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection |
| Men Playing Drums, circa 1972 | 1970/1974 | Men in matching African attire play drums. | African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Musicians | 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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