Negro Churchmen Speak to White Churchmen: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Pamphlet on understanding church teaching by the Federal Council of the Church of Christ in America's Commission on the Church and Minority Peoples. The white cover has black printed text on the left side which reads [Negro / Churchmen / Speak To / White / Churchmen]. There are sections about Christian faith, American democracy, and the post-war world. The booklet has fifteen (15) pages, with two (2) staples, and ends with a list of churchmen in support of the book. The back cover has distribution and price information. There is a mark on the front cover with the price of five (5) cents.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1944
• Created by: Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, American, founded 1908
• Subject of: Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, American, founded 1908
• Type: pamphlets
• Medium: ink on paper, metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 9 × 4 1/16 × 1/16 in. (22.9 × 10.3 × 0.2 cm)
• Place made: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Christianity
• Topic: Freedom
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Race relations
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: The Black Church
• Object number: 2015.97.40.13
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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