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National Committee of Negro Churchmen Collection
An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 2 Aug 2010
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 2 Aug 2010
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| Creator: | National Committee of Negro Churchmen (U.S.) |
| Title: | National Committee of Negro Churchmen Collection |
| Dates: | 1966-1969 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Constitution, formal statements, press releases, reprints of articles relating to the African-American religious organization. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
The National Committee of Negro Churchmen (NCNC) was formally organized in Dallas, Texas in November of 1967, although the group had issued statements on various subjects as far back as July of 1966. According to a Time magazine article ("Churches: Black Power in the Pulpit," 17 Nov 1967), the committee was "composed of 300 members from twelve Protestant denominations" and its purpose was "to arouse Negro churches to a keener awareness of their own responsibilities... to form a nonprofit corporation that will solicit funds from Negro congregations and other sources to finance housing and small businesses in urban ghettos...[and] to help Negroes in predominantly white churches achieve a greater voice in policy." The Committee is considered an early example of Black Liberation Theology.
The National Committee of Negro Churchmen Collection consists of the organization's Constitution, several formal statements issued by various members, press releases, and reprints of articles relating to the NCNC.
The Constitution appears first, followed by statements, press releases, and reprints of article.
Access Restrictions:
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Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Corporate Bodies
National Committee of Negro Churchmen (U.S.)
Subjects
African Americans -- Religion.
Black theology.
Liberation theology.
Genres and Forms
Articles.
Constitutions.
Press releases.
Reprints.
Occupations
Clergy.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
National Comittee of Negro Churchmen Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Unspecified, 1969.
Miscellaneous
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| SC 553 | Constitution, press releases, formal statements, reprints of articles 1966-1969 | ||||||||||