From Words to Deeds The Church in the Civil Rights War
AP Religion writer George W. Cornell surveys how churches moved from rhetoric to action in the civil rights struggle. He notes Selma Alabama and others as rallying points, citing figures like Hubert Humphrey, Martin Luther King Jr., and Reinhold Niebuhr while tracing key clergy actions from 1954 to 1963.
Turning Point Year 1963 in Church Civil Rights Action
A vivid account traces 1963 as the pivotal year when major church groups moved from rhetoric to action in the Negro rights movement. It notes arrests at Baltimore and New York, the March on Washington, and rising church involvement despite resistance and deaths, including James Reed and Viola Liuzzo.
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Interesting Hand From Tourney Opening Lead King of Spades
In a duplicate event South as declarer faced six diamonds as the probable slam. West led king of spades, South win, heart play, then hearts and clubs timing determined success. Some tables failed by misdefense, while successful declarers cashed A K of clubs after hearts to set up the diamond squeeze and make six diamonds.
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