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African American Leaders: St. Paul Langley Epps

April 30, 2024

Portrait of St. Paul Langley Epps. [Pearl ID: islandora:358360]

Each month, the Presbyterian Historical Society is bearing witness to the lives of African American leaders throughout the history of the PC(USA). Click here to learn how PHS is collecting records of the Black Presbyterian experience through...

Author:

Amalia

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African American Leaders Series, African American History

African American Leaders: Emily Vera Gibbes

November 30, 2023

Portrait of Emily Vera Gibbes. [Pearl ID: islandora:348005]

Each month, the Presbyterian Historical Society is bearing witness to the lives of African American leaders throughout the history of the denomination. Click here to...

Author:

Amalia

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African American Leaders Series

African American Leaders: Mary McLeod Bethune

July 17, 2023

Each month, the Presbyterian Historical Society is bearing witness to the lives of African American leaders throughout the history of the denomination. Click here to learn how PHS is collecting records of the Black Presbyterian experience through the African American Leaders and Congregations Initiative.

Additionally, a free bulletin insert about each figure is available for download at the end...

Author:

Amalia

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African American Leaders Series, African American Presbyterians

Stories of RNS photos: Bombs

March 14, 2023

In 2019, with grant support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, PHS digitized nearly 500 images from the RNS photograph collection all of which are now viewable in Pearl. The photographs chosen for the project spanned various years, topic, faiths, and geographical locations, but all supported the Religious News Service’s mission to document...

Author:

Amalia

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Religious News Service