Rancifer, H. R. (Hosea R.), 1906-1989
Biography:
Reverend Hosea R. Rancifer, native of Brookhaven, Georgia, was arrested in Macon, Georgia, on Saturday, Feb. 9, 1962 along with three other ministers (Evans, Malone, Paschal) for refusing to move to the back of the bus, sparking a bus boycott in Macon which eventually led to the system's integration. At the time he was pastor of Center Hill church in Macon. He attended Georgia Baptist Seminary College, Georgia Baptist College, Macon Vocational School, and Morehouse School of Religion and was a minister from 1941 on.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection (Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of African American ministers arrested for trying to integrate bus service and their lawyers in Macon, Georgia, 1962 February (News)
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of African American ministers arrested for trying to integrate bus service and their lawyers in Macon, Georgia, 1962 February (Moving images)