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Negro Leader of Methodists Praises Whites: Asks Preservation of Negro Church As Separate Entity

January 5, 1951

Describes a speech given by Bishop Luther Stewart, leader of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, where he complimented white Southerners in their treatment of Black Americans

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Asks Negroes Seek God’s Aid, Advice

September 21, 1950

Describes that Bishop W.J. Walls of the African M.E. Zion Church called upon Black Christians to pursue God in their fight against injustice.

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Editorial Grist: Segregationist Ministers Are Silent On Issue

July 24, 1958

Describes the belief that pro-segregation ministers needed to advocate for segregation and displays the discriminatory views of Dr. Henry L. Lyon of Montgomery who was the president of the Alabama Baptist Convention.

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