Manifesto: read to the congregation of the First Methodist Church in Lawrence, Kansas, May 10, 1970, by the Coordinating Committee for the Black Community (Bryce Rivers, Chairman),
Overview
Photocopy of a 3-page manifesto read to the congregation of the First United Methodist Church (Lawrence, Kansas) on Sunday, May 10, 1970, by Bryce Rivers, Chairman, Coordinating Committee for the Black Community. Alleging the church's world-wide exploitation of African Americans, the manifesto demands payment of $75,000 in reparations for Lawrence's 3,000 African American residents.
Dates
- May 10, 1970
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 folder (3-page, typescript, photocopy)
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a 3-page manifesto (typescript) read to the congregation of the First United Methodist Church of Lawrence, Kansas on Sunday, May 10, 1970, by Bryce Rivers, Chairman, Coordinating Committee for the Black Community. Alleging the church's world-wide exploitation of African Americans, the manifesto demands payment of $75,000 in reparations for Lawrence's 3,000 African American residents.
Physical Location
RH MS P689
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Henry Shenk, 1984
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Coordinating Committee for the Black Community Collection
- Subtitle
- Manifesto: read to the congregation of the First Methodist Church in Lawrence
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2006 Finding aid encoded by mh, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9897610973
- Preferred citation
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Coordinating Committee for the Black Community Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P689, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository