Perkins, John, 1930-
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
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 374 Oral History Interviews with Artis Fletcher
Collection
Identifier: CN 374
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Artis Edwards Fletcher in which he discusses his childhood, education, and work as pastor of the Mendenhall Bible Church. Also discussed are John Perkins, Voice of Calvary Ministries, the black church in the United States, and racial conditions in Mississippi. The time period covered by the interviews is 1944-1987.
Artis Fletcher was interviewed in by Paul Ericksen at office at the Mendenhall Bible Church, Mendenhall, MS on June 26, 1987.
Dates:
Created: 1987
Collection 413 Oral History Interview with Matthew Parker
Collection
Identifier: CN 413
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Matthew Parker in which he describes his childhood, family, education, conversion, study at Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music and work/study at Wheaton College, ministry with Campus Crusade in its sports ministry and with Overseas Crusades sports evangelism ministry (Venture for Victory w/ Bud Schaeffer), the 1984 and 1986 National Summits on Black Church Development, the Atlanta '88 Congress on Evangelizing Black America, the Afro-American community, white...
Dates:
Created: 1989
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- Christian leadership. 4
- Church and social problems -- United States. 4
- Conversion. 4
- Education 4
- Evangelistic work -- Mississippi. 4
- Family. 4
- Mendenhall (Miss.) 4
- African Americans -- Religious life. 3
- Civil rights movements 3
- Civil rights movements -- United States. 3
- Discrimination -- Christianity. 3
- Education -- United States. 3
- Evangelistic work -- Philosophy. 3
- Race relations. 3
- Reconciliation -- Christianity. 3
- Reconciliation. 3
- African Americans -- Missions. 2
- African Americans -- Segregation. 2
- Athletes -- Religious life. 2
- Christianity and politics. 2
- Community development -- Mississippi. 2
- Community development. 2
- Economic and social conditions 2
- Economic and social conditions -- Mississippi. 2
- Evangelistic work -- Jackson. 2
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
- Family -- United States. 2
- Independent churches. 2
- Organizational change. 2
- Persecution -- United States. 2
- Persecution. 2
- Poverty. 2
- Social change. 2
- Sports 2
- Sports -- Religious aspects. 2
- Voluntarism. 2
- Women 2
- Women -- Religious life. 2
- Athletes 1
- Belief and doubt. 1
- Bible colleges 1
- Bible colleges -- United States. 1
- Blacks -- Missions. 1
- Blacks. 1
- Children -- United States 1
- Children -- United States -- Conversion to Christianity. 1
- Children -- United States -- Religious life. 1
- Children. 1
- Christian education -- United States. 1
- Christian education. 1
- Christianity and justice. 1
- Church development, New. 1
- Church discipline. 1
- Church growth -- United States. 1
- Church growth. 1
- Church work with athletes. 1
- Church work with children -- United States. 1
- Church work with children. 1
- Church work with students. 1
- Church work with youth -- United States. 1
- Church work with youth. 1
- Cities and towns -- United States. 1
- Cities and towns. 1
- City missions -- United States. 1
- City missions. 1
- Cost and standard of living 1
- Cost and standard of living -- United States. 1
- Counseling. 1
- Criminals 1
- Criminals -- United States. 1
- Detroit (Mich.) 1
- Economics 1
- Economics -- Christianity. 1
- Education -- Mississippi. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Congresses 1
- Evangelistic work -- Congresses -- United States. 1
- Forgiveness. 1
- Independent churches -- United States. 1
- Indigenous church administration 1
- Indigenous church administration -- United States. 1
- Interorganizational relations. 1
- Jackson (Miss.) 1
- Legal assistance to the poor 1
- Legal assistance to the poor -- United States. 1
- Miscegenation 1
- Miscegenation -- United States. 1
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 1 ∧ less
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