Friends Committee for Reconciliation and Church Reconstruction
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ross Flanagan Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-064
Abstract
Ross Flanagan (1934- ), is Quaker pacifist and activist, has been involved in many Quaker-sponsored projects, peace, and civil rights activities. In the 1950s he served on the staff of the American Friends Service Committee. He was an early protestor against the Vietnam war and worked with A Quaker Action Group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1970s Flanagan was involved in neighborhood revitalization projects in West Philadelphia.
Dates:
1962-1993; Majority of material found within 1964-1978
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Mississippi Project (1964-1966)
Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/826
Identifier: QM-Phy-826
Abstract
In response to the 1964 bombing of 44 black churches in Mississippi, Philadelphia and New York Yearly Meetings coordinated a joint effort to rebuild the destroyed churches and to attempt to foster racial reconciliation in the area. The project sent Lawrence and Viola Scott to Jackson, Mississippi as Quaker representatives. By 1966, the group had rebuilt 33 of the 44 churches, and built a community center in rural Canton, Mississippi. This collection is primarily composed of financial...
Dates:
1949-1967
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- African American churches -- Mississippi -- History 1
- African American churches -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources 1
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources 1
- African Americans -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources 1
- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History 1
- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources 1
- Civil rights -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Crime prevention -- Citizen participation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Quakers -- Canada -- History -- Sources 1
- Quakers -- Mississippi 1
- Quakers -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Race relations -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources 1
- Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends -- History -- Sources 1
- Society of Friends -- Delaware 1
- Society of Friends -- Maryland 1
- Society of Friends -- New Jersey 1
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Civilian relief -- Sources 1 + ∧ less
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