Opening session with keynote address/
Opening remarks of the National Conference on Religion and Race held Jan. 14, 1963, at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, Ill. Host Benjamin Mays makes some opening remarks, followed by an opening prayer by Reverend Ross Coggins. Coggins is then followed by Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, who speaks about...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding Audio Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Opening remarks of the National Conference on Religion and Race held Jan. 14, 1963, at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, Ill. Host Benjamin Mays makes some opening remarks, followed by an opening prayer by Reverend Ross Coggins. Coggins is then followed by Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, who speaks about the history of religion and race relations in the United States, and the necessity of an interfaith conference on race relations. After Tanenbaum and some remarks by Mays, Rabbi Abraham Heschel discusses the religious aspects of race relations. He talks about racism as a blasphemy and a separation from God. He then discusses why resolving racial issues in the United States is a necessary spiritual struggle. Following Heschel, Mays introduces a panel consisting of William Stringfellow, Albert Vorspan, Philip Scharper, and Whitney Young, Jr. who reflect on religion and race relations, the conference, and Heschel's remarks. Next, Heschel briefly replies to the remarks by the panel. Finally, Father John LaFarge gives a brief closing prayer. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 sound tape reels (163 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips. |
| Access: | Open to all users. |