Reform and the Pulpit: The American Church and the Post-WW2 Civil Rights Movement

Dec 10, 2020

TAH.org partnered with the Missouri Humanities Council to present two special webinars about the role of religion and the American church in reform movements. The second, took place on 8 DEC 2020 at 7pm CT, and focused on the role of religion in the post-WW2 Civil Rights Movement. The program consisted of a conversation between Dr. Jeff Sikkenga, Executive Director of the Ashbrook Center and professor of Political Science at Ashland University, and Dr. Melissa Matthes, of United States Coast Guard Academy.

Suggested Readings:

• “Love Your Enemies” Sermon, Martin Luther King, Jr., 17 NOV 1957
• Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr., 16 April 1963
• A Time to Break Silence, Martin Luther King, Jr., 4 APR 1967
• The Bullet or the Ballot, Malcolm X, 3 APR 1964
• Last Interviews and Answers, Malcolm X