- Collection:
- Edward A. Jones Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Interview with Martin Luther King Sr., Part 7, circa 1970
- Date of Original:
- 1970
- Subject:
- African American churches
African Americans--Religion
African Americans--Segregation
Civil rights movements - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- interviews
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This interview with Martin Luther King Sr. offers a theological and social critique of mid-century American society. He echoes Dr. Mordecai Johnson’s observation that labor unions were more effective at dismantling segregation than the Christian church. He expresses profound disappointment in the white church’s failure to embrace integrated worship and critiques "vicious politics" within religious institutions. The interview emphasizes King’s dedication to a "social gospel" that demands active resistance against evil, arguing that the church must maintain its moral fiber to remain relevant in the fight for justice.
- Metadata URL:
- https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.132:0121
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Edward A. Jones Papers||http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:132
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
