Duane Smith and Jean Cunningham
Recorded
December 27, 2006
01:31:29
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Id:
wtc000980
Description
Duane Smith talks about taking up theology, becoming social activist in his church.Subject Log / Time Code
- Becoming area coordinator of SCLC. His church being bombed and destroyed, police and FBI persecuting him.
Sheriff in Florida was Klan member, so church attack never investigated.
- Being outraged by injustice, compelled to act.
- man attempting to kill him at Planned Parenthood.
Participants
- Duane Smith
- Jean Cunningham
Venue / Recording Kit
Tier
Keywords
- Anti-War Movement
- Bloomfield, NY
- college
- divinity school
- FBI
- Influential People
- Ku Klux Klan
- memories of growing up
- Oberlin
- personal experiences
- Planned Parenthood
- political beliefs and practices
- Poughkeepsie
- religious beliefs and practices
- social beliefs and practices
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- Theology
- United Church of Christ
- William Sloane Coffin