Perkins, John, 1930-
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 362 Records of Voice of Calvary Ministries
Collection
Identifier: CN 362
Scope and Contents
Administrative correspondence, memos, reports, photographs and other material, relating to the evangelistic ministry of Voice of Calvary Ministries in a context of holistic community development, economic redistribution, and racial reconciliation, primarily from the mid-1970s to 1986 in Mendenhall and Jackson, Mississippi, and nearby rural communities. The collection especially describes the operation of the organization, the fund raising for and promotion of its work, and the educational...
Dates:
Created: 1969-1986
Collection 368 Oral History Interview with Vera Mae Perkins
Collection
Identifier: CN 368
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Vera Mae Buckley Perkins in which she discusses her family background, her education, the importance of her Christian faith, marriage to John Perkins, racial conditions in Mississippi and involvement in Civil Rights demonstration, and racial conditions in that state. Other topics discussed include her work as a migrant laborer and participation in Civil Rights protests that resulted in the integration of the school system in Mendenhall, Mississippi. The time...
Dates:
Created: 1987
Collection 370 Oral History Interview with Melvin R. Anderson
Collection
Identifier: CN 370
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Melvin R. Anderson in which he discusses his work with Voice of Calvary Ministries in Jackson, MS, particularly as director of Peoples Development Incorporated and its housing ministry to rennovate and make homes available to the economically disadvantaged in Jackson. Other topics discussed include Anderson's family background, education, racial integration of the public school system; boycott of white businesses, the influence of John and Vera Mae Perkins on...
Dates:
Created: 1987
Collection 373 Oral History Interview with Dolphus Weary
Collection
Identifier: CN 373
Scope and Contents
Oral hisotry interview with Dolphus Douglas Weary, in which he describes his childhood, education and religious training in rural Mississippi, conversion, leadership in Voice of Calvary Ministries and Mendenhall Ministries, impressions of John Perkins, and racial conditions in Mississippi. The time period covered by the interview is 1948-1987.
Dolphus Weary was interviewed by Paul A. Ericksen on June 25, 1987 at the Mendenhall Ministries headquarters in Mendenhall, Mississippi.
Dates:
Created: 1987
Collection 538 Records of the National Summits on Black Church Development
Collection
Identifier: CN 538
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, memos, reports, conference participant lists and schedules, minutes, financial records, press clippings, evaluations, audio tapes, video tapes, and photographs, documenting the 1984 and 1986 National Summits. The collection documents both the planning for the meetings and the plenary and discussion sessions. The participants include numerous Black Evangelical leaders, but particularly feature Matthew Parker, Tom Skinner, Haman Cross, Tony Evans, Crawford Loritts, Bob...
Dates:
Created: 1983-1986
Collection 548 Records of the Atlanta '88 Congress on Evangelizing Black America
Collection
Identifier: CN 548
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, minutes, promotional materials, audio and videotapes, participant lists, schedules, financial records, evaluations, clippings of media coverage, etc., documenting the 1988 event. The records document not only the planning for the Congress and actual proceedings, but also the network of Black Christian leaders working together to address the spiritual and social needs of their churches and communities, and the role of the Black church in evangelism and missions....
Dates:
Created: 1986-1989
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Christian leadership. 5
- Community development. 5
- African Americans -- Missions. 4
- Christian life. 4
- Church and social problems. 4
- Evangelistic work -- Mississippi. 4
- Mendenhall (Miss.) 4
- African American churches. 3
- African American evangelists. 3
- African American leadership. 3
- African Americans -- Economic conditions. 3
- African Americans -- Education. 3
- African Americans -- Families 3
- Alcoholism -- United States 3
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- Race relations. 3
- Christian education. 3
- Christianity and economics. 3
- Church and social problems -- United States. 3
- Church work with African Americans. 3
- Community development -- Mississippi. 3
- Discrimination -- United States. 3
- Discrimination. 3
- Education 3
- Evangelistic work -- Philosophy. 3
- Poverty. 3
- Race relations. 3
- Racism -- United States. 3
- Racism. 3
- Reconciliation. 3
- Voluntarism. 3
- African American clergy. 2
- African American missionaries. 2
- African Americans -- Congresses. 2
- African Americans -- Segregation. 2
- African Americans -- Social life and customs. 2
- Christian education -- United States. 2
- Christianity and politics. 2
- Church work with families -- United States. 2
- Church work with families. 2
- Church work with youth. 2
- Civil rights movements 2
- Civil rights movements -- United States. 2
- Community development -- United States. 2
- Conversion. 2
- Economic and social conditions 2
- Economic and social conditions -- Mississippi. 2
- Education -- United States. 2
- Evangelistic work -- Jackson. 2
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
- Family. 2
- Jackson (Miss.) 2
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 2
- Missionaries. 2
- Organizational change. 2
- Reconciliation -- Christianity. 2
- African American churches -- Mississippi. 1
- African American families -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Economic conditions -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Education -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Missions -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Mississippi. 1
- African Americans -- Social conditions -- Mississippi. 1
- Athletes 1
- Athletes -- Religious life. 1
- Blacks -- Missions. 1
- Blacks. 1
- Christian education -- Mississippi. 1
- Christianity and justice. 1
- Church work with African Americans -- Mississippi. 1
- Church work with children -- United States. 1
- Church work with children. 1
- Church work with students. 1
- Church work with the poor 1
- Church work with the poor -- Mississippi. 1
- Church work with youth -- Mississippi. 1
- Church work with youth -- United States. 1
- Cities and towns -- United States. 1
- Cities and towns. 1
- City missions -- United States. 1
- City missions. 1
- College students in missionary work -- Mississippi. 1
- College students in missionary work. 1
- Community development -- Philosophy. 1
- Community development -- Religious aspects. 1
- Community development -- Social aspects. 1
- Discrimination -- Christianity. 1
- Economics 1
- Economics -- Christianity. 1
- Education -- Mississippi. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Congresses 1
- Family -- United States. 1
- Independent churches. 1
- Integration 1
- Integration -- Mississippi. 1 ∧ less
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