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

Bridge Type Preaching, December 5, 1979
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Preaching as Pastoral Care, 1 of 2, May 21, 1977
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Preaching as Pastoral Care, 2 of 2, May 21, 1977
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
MLK Jr. Conference Discussion, April 15, 1975
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
Dissertation Conference, July 7, 1974
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Yoruba Religion, July 4, 1974
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Christianity and Voodoo in Haiti, January 30, 1974
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Dr. J.E. Jones on the Call to Preach and J. Vernon McGee on Moses, January 24, 1974
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Religious Journey to Jamaica, January 24, 1974
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Jamaican Music, January 24, 1974
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Cults in Jamaica, January 24, 1974
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Religion in Jamaica, January 23, 1974
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Summer Chapel Services, 1974
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Summer Chapel Services, 1974
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Preaching as a Meaningful Experience, December 4, 1973
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Climax in Black Preaching, December 4, 1973
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Preaching as Rooted in Folk Culture, December 3, 1973
Martin Luther King Fellows In Black Religious Studies, Inc. Collection
Acceptance Speech in Liberia and Sermon on MLK Jr., October 10, 1973
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