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The Standoff: First Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Georgia, Robert McNeill, and Racial Equality


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dc.contributor.advisorCarter, David
dc.contributor.advisorGrimsley, Reagan
dc.contributor.advisorShapiro, Aaron
dc.contributor.authorStephens, Jessica
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-17T13:30:09Z
dc.date.available2011-08-17T13:30:09Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-17
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10415/2795
dc.description.abstractThe civil rights movements of the mid-twentieth century touched every segment of American society. American churches were one central battle ground with opponents and supporters of integration leveraging biblical justifications. In the late-1950s the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Georgia, lived through a season of deep hostilities, many of them centered on the idea of racial equality. Reverend Robert McNeill spoke openly in favor of social justice in relation to race relations and a vocal minority of his congregation opposed him. The story of the First Presbyterian Church illustrates one path Protestant ministers followed in supporting integration.en_US
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dc.subjectHistoryen_US
dc.titleThe Standoff: First Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Georgia, Robert McNeill, and Racial Equalityen_US
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dc.embargo.lengthMONTHS_WITHHELD:6en_US
dc.embargo.statusEMBARGOEDen_US
dc.embargo.enddate2012-02-17en_US

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