Religion and Politics in the Sixties: The Churches and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Autor: Findlay, James F.
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Zdroj: Journal of American History; Jun1990, Vol. 77 Issue 1, p66-92, 27p, 4 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart
Abstrakt: Discusses the role of churches in the U.S. in the passage of the Civil Rights Act (CRA) of 1964. Efforts by the National Council of Churches (NCC), an advocate of social gospel, to support the CRA; Information on a conference on religion and race convened by faith communities in Chicago, Illinois in 1963; Factor behind the establishment of the new Commission on Religion and Race of the NCC.
Databáze: Complementary Index