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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A young boy hunches over and hugs a younger boy from behind.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Two Young Boys, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A young boy hunches over and hugs a younger boy from behind.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A young man uses bellows to blow into a fire while reading the newspaper.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Young Man Uses Bellows to Blow Fire, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A young man uses bellows to blow into a fire while reading the newspaper.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A group of young men and women perform inside of an unknown building.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A Performance, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A group of young men and women perform inside of an unknown building.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man stands amongst a group of people gathered in a room.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Man Speaks to a Group, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
An unidentified man stands amongst a group of people gathered in a room.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A man in rags clangs bells together.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Man Banging Bells, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A man in rags clangs bells together.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Theatre and dance
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.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
People Standing in Front of a Store, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A group of people stand in front of a shop that sells hats, purses, shoes, and other accessories.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
People stand in a village made of clay, straw, wood and sheet metal.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
People Standing in a Village, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
People stand in a village made of clay, straw, wood and sheet metal.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
People congregate outside in a courtyard setting.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
People Gathered Outside, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
People congregate outside in a courtyard setting.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man wears a thobe.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Man Wearing a Thobe, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
An unidentified man wears a thobe.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man stands at an alter reading text to a large group of people.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Man Reads While Standing at Alter, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
An unidentified man stands at an alter reading text to a large group of people.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A group of four people talk amongst themselves.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Group Having a Discussion, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A group of four people talk amongst themselves.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A group of people gather to listen to a man speak, recording him on a tape recorder.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
People Gather to Listen and Record Someone Speak, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A group of people gather to listen to a man speak, recording him on a tape recorder.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A crowd of people gather in a clearing to listen to a man talk.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Crowd Gathers in a Clearing, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A crowd of people gather in a clearing to listen to a man talk.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A pair of hands weave patterned fabric.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A Pair of Hands Weaving, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A pair of hands weave patterned fabric.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man stands in a room smiles while holding an unknown object.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Unidentified Man, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
An unidentified man stands in a room smiles while holding an unknown object.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Three small African statues stand in the brush.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Statues in the Brush, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
Three small African statues stand in the brush.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
An unidentified man walks outside of Queen's Hall.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Queen's Hall, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
An unidentified man walks outside of Queen's Hall.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Dr. U.S. Curry takes notes while having a conversation with an unidentified woman.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Dr. U.S. Curry and Woman Converse, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
Dr. U.S. Curry takes notes while having a conversation with an unidentified woman.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, African Americans--Education
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
A man in a polo shirt shakes hands with a seated man holding a staff.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Men Shaking Hands, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
A man in a polo shirt shakes hands with a seated man holding a staff.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people
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.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Village Near River, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
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.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people, Commerce
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection