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The historical religion programs in this collection came from the archives, library shelves, and back rooms of many organizations. Faith groups represented include African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, and others. The majority, 1,031 recordings, are from United Methodist national agencies, annual conferences, seminaries, and other sources.
This SoundTheology online archive is an independent service of Audio-Rescue.com, provided in conjunction with the United Methodist General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH). Many of these programs would have been lost forever if not saved in this project. The originating institutions have made the recordings available for public access to further private study, scholarship, and research. They retain the rights to the recordings.
This audio collection has been chosen for inclusion in the Library of Congress Radio Preservation Task Force Sound Collection Database.
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Howard Thurman: 20th Century Prophet
Speaker(s): Lerone Bennett, Jr.
Description: This talk is from a special service honoring the ministry of Howard Thurman. The speaker is Lerone Bennett, Jr., then senior editor of Ebony Magazine. The scripture reading was John: 20:19-31. Lerone Bennett Jr. (1928-2018 ) was an African-American scholar, author and social historian, known for his analysis of race relations in the United States. He was executive editor of Ebony Magazine for many years. Bennett was noted in 1954 for his article, "Thomas Jefferson's Negro Grandchildren," about the 20th-century lives of individuals claiming descent from Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemmings. He has also written several books, including numerous histories of the African-American experience. These include his first work, "Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America, 1619-1962" (1962), which discusses the contributions of African Americans in the United States from its earliest years.Length: 27:49
Recording Date: 4/10/1983
Recorded at: Marsh Chapel, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts