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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Acceptance Speech in Liberia and Sermon on MLK Jr., October 10, 1973
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Acceptance Speech in Liberia and Sermon on MLK Jr., October 10, 1973
Date Created
1973-10-10
Author
Mitchell, Henry, Adair, Thelma, Sandamini, Ellen, Jones, William Augustus
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, July 29, 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, July 29, 1972
Date Created
1972-07-29
Author
Darkwah, Kofi, Mitchell, Henry
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The African American Continuum of Worldview, circa 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The African American Continuum of Worldview, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Author
Mitchell, Henry
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The exterior of African Continental Bank LTD.
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Continental Bank LTD, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Description
The exterior of African Continental Bank LTD.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Divinities: Lesser gods in Traditional African Religion, July 18, 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Divinities: Lesser gods in Traditional African Religion, July 18, 1972
Date Created
1972-07-18
Author
Opoku, Kofi
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Religion, Culture, and Social Change, July 18, 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Religion, Culture, and Social Change, July 18, 1972
Date Created
1972-07-18
Author
Ayisi, Erico, Opoku, Kofi A.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Religious History, August 24, 1970
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Religious History, August 24, 1970
Date Created
1970-08-24
Author
Opoku, Kofi
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Religious Traditions, July 18, 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Religious Traditions, July 18, 1972
Date Created
1972-07-18
Author
Opoku, Kofi, Mitchell, Henry H.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Sects, August 24, 1970
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Sects, August 24, 1970
Date Created
1970-08-24
Author
Opoku, Kofi
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The African Slave Trade and Slave Castles, July 28, 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The African Slave Trade and Slave Castles, July 28, 1972
Date Created
1972-07-28
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Worldview Retention, circa 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
African Worldview Retention, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Author
Mitchell, Henry
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Aretha Franklin and Sermon: Demons, History, and Christ, September 9, 1973
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Aretha Franklin and Sermon: Demons, History, and Christ, September 9, 1973
Date Created
1973-09-09
Author
Carter, Harold, Franklin, Aretha
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Art and Social Organization, July 13, 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Art and Social Organization, July 13, 1972
Date Created
1972-07-13
Author
Quarcoo, A. K.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Baptist Churches, circa 1971
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Baptist Churches, circa 1971
Date Created
1970/1974
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The Black Church and a Ministers Responsibility, July 12, 1973
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The Black Church and a Ministers Responsibility, July 12, 1973
Date Created
1973-07-12
Author
Harding, Vincent
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Church Culture in America and African Traditions, circa 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Church Culture in America and African Traditions, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Author
Mitchell, Henry
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Church Ministry Curriculum, July 29, 1970
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Church Ministry Curriculum, July 29, 1970
Date Created
1972-07-09
Author
Mitchell, Henry, Adair, Thelma
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Church Studies: The Black Soul, July 12, 1973
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Black Church Studies: The Black Soul, July 12, 1973
Date Created
1973-07-12
Author
Mitchell, Henry
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The Black Family: Cultural and Medical Perspective, circa 1972
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The Black Family: Cultural and Medical Perspective, circa 1972
Date Created
1970/1974
Author
Mitchell, Henry
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The Black Woman: Reality and the Myth, February 7, 1975
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
The Black Woman: Reality and the Myth, February 7, 1975
Date Created
1975-02-07
Author
Mitchell, Ella
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Theology--Study and teaching, African Americans--Education, African American scholars
Collection
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection