DOCSLIB.ORG

Volume 48, Issue 8 March 2018

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Volume 48, Issue 8 March 2018 THE MURMUR Volume 48, Issue 8 March 2018 national wellness day 4 jfc graduating seniors 13 stories from freedom summer 16 Contents Call for Volunteers: National Wellness Day 2018 Pages 4-5 UMMC School of Nursing Update Page 6 Palliative Care: Not Just the End, but Also the Beginning Page 7 Buddhist Cures for Suffering Page 8 Student Submission on Social Wellness Page 10 Match Week 2018 Schedule Page 11 Bridging the Gap: Gender Equity in Healthcare Page 12 M3/M4 Wellness: The Trust Project Page 12 Jackson Free Clinic: Graduating Seniors Page 13 The Evers Society: Primary Care Day Pages 14-15 Stories from Freedom Summer ‘64 Pages 16-18 School of Graduate Studies Update Page 19 A National Telehealth Center of Excellence UMMC was recently named a national Telehealth Center of Excellence by the Health Resources and Services Administration. This honor is in recognition of the Center for Telehealth and their pioneering work using the internet to deliver care where it’s needed most. UMMC has been named a national FFONDRENONDREN HHILLILL Telehealth Center of Excellence APARTMENTSAPARTMENTS by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Our Center for Telehealth gives online care where it’s needed. th_cfe_MURMUR_8.75x6.indd 1 10/27/17 12:30 PM 2 The Murmur March 2018 March 2018 The Murmur 3 Call for Volunteers: Wellness Day 2018 Every year the American Public Health Association to represent the clinic and inform the campus brings together communities across the US to community of services it offers for their uninsured recognize the contributions of public health and patients highlight issues that are important to improving our • Healthy Food Samples nation’s health. Members of the Mississippi Public º Panera Bread Health Association have partnered with UMMC º Jason’s Deli to bring you a way to celebrate National Public ºIncredible Edibles Health Week in Mississippi. On April 2-6th, you ºSmoothie King will have the opportunity to participate and learn by º UMMC -- Copper Spoon - vanilla yogurt & attending events that focus on the daily themes of fresh strawberries NPHW: behavioral health, communicable diseases, • Research Tent involving a faculty panel discussion environmental health, injury & violence prevention, on current issues regarding metabolism, fat loss, and ensuring the right to health. Below you will find a nutrition, and misconceptions surrounding food/ handful of the week’s highlights, but be on the lookout supplements for more details regarding these events, our daily • Student Demos guest speakers, and more! ºEducation about daily water consumption needs Mon Apr 2 – Pups & Pops º Demonstration of new bottle refill stations that Tue Apr 3rd - Health Fair & Food Trucks; Yoga are expected on campus Wed Apr 4th - National Walking Day ºWalking maps and ways to use the stairs Thu Apr 5th - MDOT Survive Your Drive instead of elevators Fri Apr 6th – Wellness Day; 10:00AM to 2:00PM º Demonstration of how much sugar is contained in commonly consumed foods/ beverages The Wellness Day Planning Committee is seeking º Dental School presentation on diet and teeth student volunteers from all schools on campus to º Demonstrate the ills of smoking take ownership of organizing activities for the event – ways you and your classmates can help out include If you would like to volunteer for any of the above the following: Wellness Day activities or have ideas for something • Point of contact for a Fleet Feet booth to present that is not listed above, contact Kelli Irby at kirby@ information on running/walking events for umc.edu or 601-984-5006. beginners -- 5Ks; Couch to 5K; Marathon Makover, etc. If you or your organization are interested in having • Brochure/information tent about UMMC-sponsored a booth at the health fair on April 3rd, or if you are 5k races and wellness events interested in becoming a member of the Mississippi • Wellness Centers to educate and get people Public Health Association, contact Kaitlyn Jarrell at started with making healthy changes [email protected] º Orange Theory Fitness º Crossfit We look forward to working towards a healthier ºStrength training Mississippi with you! º Body fat and waist circumference measurements ºYoga for beginners º Thai Chi for beginners ºPilates for beginners • Nutrition Booth for people to learn about preparing healthier meals for themselves and their families • Jackson Free Clinic booth 4 The Murmur March 2018 March 2018 The Murmur 5 UMMC School of Nursing Update On February 15th, the UMMC School of Nursing hosted the Ignite Career Fair in the student union. The Ignite Career Fair is an event designed to connect current nursing students with potential employers, graduate Palliative Care: programs, and externship opportunities. Over 20 booths were set up by different Not Just the End, but Also the Beginning institutions allowing students to obtain basic information, ask questions, and participate in A Panel Discussion on Matters of Faith & interviews following the event. The Ignite Career Fair was very Family Conversations informative and served as a great networking opportunity for the students and institutions alike. Wednesday, -Brady Darnell, SoN March 28, 2018 12:00 p.m. Notes from Hearts That Heal OPTIONS and Hands That Pray SM-122 TO BANK THE WAY The School of Medicine *Lunch will be provided to the YOU WANT first 50 attendees. Sponsored by the John K. Mansel, M.D. Lisa A. Didion, M.D. UMMC Faith Forum Pulmonary and CriJcal Children’s Hospital Medicine, Especially if the way & PalliaJve Care Office of PaJent Experience & you want is to simplify. InclUsive Conversations through the Office of Diversity and Inclusion A Trustmark Private Banker can make life simpler by streamlining all of your financial needs into a single point of contact who is available on your schedule. Your private banking relationship manager will work with you to develop strategies that will help you achieve your financial goals – personally, professionally and with your business. Call or visit us today to learn more. Haley Claxton, Assistant Vice President Linda McComb, M.Div., B.C.C. 1029 Highland Colony Parkway, 2nd Floor | Ridgeland, MS | 601.605.6803 trustmark.com Member FDIC Sharon P. Douglas, M.D. Hospital Chaplain, Professor of Medicine Pastoral Services Associate Dean for VA EducaJon 6 The Murmur March 2018 Trustmark - Murmur March 2018 The Murmur 7 7.5 x 4.875 - Half Page May Buddhist Cures for Suffering The Long Life of Hinduism Presented by Dr. Charles S. Preston Presented by Dr. Charles S. Preston Focusing on one of the East Asian faith traditions, this lecture aims to take a Focusing on one of the East Asian faith traditions, this lecture aims to take a closer look at Buddhism—its basic principles and tenets and how it relates to closer look at Hinduism—its basic principles and tenets and how it relates to the healing arts of healthcare. This lecture will be the second in a series of the healing arts of healthcare. This lecture will be the first in a series of lectures featuring the East Asian religious traditions. lectures featuring the East Asian religious traditions. Monday, Monday, April 9 , 2018 March 26, 2018 Insights from a Scholar on Buddhist 12:00 p.m. Insights from a Scholar on Hindu Literature 12:00 p.m. Literature and Ritual Performance and Ritual Performance R354 R354 The Research Wing The Research Wing *Lunch will be provided to the *Lunch will be provided to the first 50 attendees. first 50 attendees. Sponsored by the Sponsored by the Charles S. Preston, Ph.D. Charles S. Preston, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow UMMC Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow UMMC Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities Department of Religious Studies UMMC Office of Diversity and Inclusion Department of Religious Studies UMMC Office of Diversity and Inclusion Millsaps College Millsaps College Jackson, MS 39210 UMMC Faith Forum Jackson, MS 39210 UMMC Faith Forum 8 The Murmur March 2018 March 2018 The Murmur 9 Student Submission on Social Wellness “Finding Fellowship in Scholarship” Are you currently feeling the weight of regular basis, or having academic stress tugging at your brain? Perhaps any combination of social WEEK you are busy studying for Step 1, boards, or gatherings. comprehensive exams, or perhaps you are simply Regardless of THUR 3/8 studying for the next test in a particular class. which social experience Despite whatever scholarly endeavor or requirement you choose to partake, I MATCH 5:30-7:30pm Pre-Match Week Happy Hour at troubles you at the moment, I hope that you will would suggest investing Cantina Laredo Sponsor: Renasant Bank consider finding some time to take a break with a in whatever interactions SAT 3/10 group of friends. bring you comfort and 1:00pm Beer Olympics at the Surles House At the beginning of my graduate program here joy amid the rigorous MON 3/12 at UMMC, I was inundated with copious amounts curriculum in which you of graduate level course work. I found myself are enrolled. According 7:00-9:00am Match Week Kick-Off Breakfast tempted to withdraw from the world and to focus to a quote of unknown in the Hall of Heads completely on my studies. I quickly developed a authorship, we are 5:00-7:00pm Appetizers and drinks at Caet routine whereby I arrived at the school at 7:30 a.m. encouraged to “surround Sponsor: BankPlus and stayed at least until 5:00 p.m. every weekday. [ourselves] with people During that time, I read my textbooks and studied my who make [us] hungry Edgar Meyer, 3rd Year 7:00-until M4 Med School Monday at Fenian’s Graduate Student in the course material; however, as the weeks progressed, for life, touch [our] heart[s], clinical anatomy program TUES 3/13 the monotony became somewhat intolerable.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. Handbook of Activities
    DOCUMENT RESUME ED 299 190 SO 019 326 AUTHOR Duff, Ogle Burks, Ed.; Bowman, Suzanne H., Ed. TITLE I Have a Dream. Martin Luther King, Jr. Handbook of Activities. INSTITUTION Pittsburgh Univ., Pa. Race Desegregation Assistance Center. SPONS AGENCY Department of Education, Washington, DC. PUB DATE Sep 87 CONTRACT 600840 NOTE 485p. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Materials (For Learner) (051) Guides - Classroom Use Guides (For Teachers) (052) EDRS PRICE MF02/PC20 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Art Activities; Black Achievement; Black Leadership; Class Activities; Curriculum Guides; Elementary Secondary Education; *English Curriculum; Instructional Materials; *Language Arts; Learning Modules; Lesson Plans; Library Skills; *Music Activities; Resource Units; *Social Studies; Songs; Speeches; *Teacher Developed Materials; Teaching Guides IDENTIFIERS *Kind (Martin Luther Jr) ABSTRACT This handbook is designed by teachers for teachers to share ideas and activities for celebrating the Martin Luther King holiday, as well as to teach students about other famous black leaders throughout the school year. The lesson plans and activities are presented for use in K-12 classrooms. Each lesson plan has a designated subject area, goals, behavioral objectives, materials and resources, suggested activities, and an evaluation. Many plans include student-related materials such as puzzles, songs, supplementary readings, program suggestions, and tests items. There is a separate section of general suggestions and projects for additional activities. The appendices include related materials drawn from other sources, a list of contributing school districts, and a list of contributors by grade level. (DJC) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *******************************************************************x*** [ MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
    [Show full text]
  • The Struggle for Voting Rights in Mississippi ~ the Early Years
    The Struggle for Voting Rights in Mississippi ~ the Early Years Excerpted from “History & Timeline” Mississippi — the Eye of the Storm It is a trueism of the era that as you travel from the north to the south the deeper grows the racism, the worse the poverty, and the more brutal the repression. In the geography of the Freedom Movement the South is divided into mental zones according to the virulence of bigotry and oppression: the “Border States” (Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and the urban areas of Maryland); the “Mid South” (Virginia, the East Shore of Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas); and the “Deep South” (South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana). And then there is Mississippi, in a class by itself — the absolute deepest pit of racism, violence, and poverty. During the post-Depression decades of the 1940s and 1950s, most of the South experiences enormous economic changes. “King Cotton” declines as agriculture diversifies and mechanizes. In 1920, almost a million southern Blacks work in agriculture, by 1960 that number has declined by 75% to around 250,000 — resulting in a huge migration off the land into the cities both North and South. By 1960, almost 60% of southern Blacks live in urban areas (compared to roughly 30% in 1930). But those economic changes come slowly, if at all, to Mississippi and the Black Belt areas of Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana. In 1960, almost 70% of Mississippi Blacks still live in rural areas, and more than a third (twice the percentage in the rest of the South) work the land as sharecroppers, tenant farmers, and farm laborers.
    [Show full text]
  • CHICAGO Clergy and Civil RIGHTS in the 1960S Rev. Gerald
    Methodist History, 51:4 (July 2013) “KEEP UP THE Agitation”1: CHICAGO CLERGY AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE 1960s ANN KEatING Rev. Gerald E. Forshey was a Chicagoan, but not by birth. He was born in Long Beach, California in 1932, the son of a casino pit boss. Influenced by Methodist ministers while attending UCLA, Forshey decided to train for the ministry at the Iliff School of Theology after graduation. He went to Denver as “a blue collar kid with expanding horizons.” He left seminary with “a theology and a sense of mission that would shape his life and work.” He also met and married his wife Florence, who came to study in Denver from her home in Mobile, Alabama.2 Chicago became their home in 1958, when Rev. Forshey took an assign- ment as pastor to an inner-city Methodist parish near Lincoln Park. In ways that Jerry and Florence Forshey could not possibly have foreseen, their lives would be intertwined with those of thousands of other migrants headed to Chicago, most of them African American and coming from the deep south. During the late 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, a half-million migrants came to Chicago and their arrival affected nearly every aspect of city life. Like many other migrants, Forshey “was entranced by the big city and all it had to offer.” He came to Chicago on the cusp of an explosive peri- od of growth under Mayor Richard J. Daley—including the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the construction of the expressway systems and new mass transit lines, the development of McCormick Place and the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, as well as the opening of the then largest building in the world—the Sears Tower.
    [Show full text]
  • Introduction
    Introduction And those people who are working to bring into being the dream of democracy are not the agitators. They are not the dangerous people in America. They are not the un-American people. They are people who are doing more for America than anybody that we can point to. And I submit to you that it may well be that the Negro is God’s instrument to save the soul of America. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2 January 1961 When forty-three-year-old John F. Kennedy took office on 20 January 1961 as the youngest elected American president, Martin Luther King Jr. had just turned thirty- two but had already risen to national prominence as a result of his leadership role in the Montgomery bus boycott that ended four years earlier. Early in 1957 he had become founding president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and subsequently was in great demand as a speaker throughout the nation. His understanding of Gandhian principles had deepened as a result of his 1959 trip to India, but, during the following year, college student sit-in protesters, rather than King, became the vanguard of a sustained civil disobedience campaign. Having already weathered a near-fatal stabbing and six arrests, King was uncertain about how best to support the new militancy. Moving to Atlanta to be near SCLC head- quarters and to serve as co-pastor with his father at Ebenezer Baptist Church, he had assumed a wide range of responsibilities. He relied on his wife, Coretta Scott, to take the lead role of raising their two small children with a third due any day.
    [Show full text]
  • RHETORIC and HERESTHETIC in the MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM PARTY CONTROVERSY at the 1964 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION a Thesis by ADRIA BATTA
    RHETORIC AND HERESTHETIC IN THE MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM PARTY CONTROVERSY AT THE 1964 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION A Thesis by ADRIA BATTAGLIA Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS August 2005 Major Subject: Speech Communication RHETORIC AND HERESTHETIC IN THE MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM PARTY CONTROVERSY AT THE 1964 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION A Thesis by ADRIA BATTAGLIA Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS Approved by: Chair of Committee, James Arnt Aune Committee Members, Kurt Ritter Jennifer R. Mercieca Sarah Gatson August 2005 Major Subject: Speech Communication iii ABSTRACT Rhetoric and Heresthetic in the Mississippi Freedom Party Controversy at the 1964 Democratic Convention. (August 2005) Adria Battaglia, B.A., Texas A&M University; M.A., Texas A&M University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. James Arnt Aune This thesis shows the development and shifts in rhetorical form as strategies evolve to meet heresthetic demands. This thesis explores the rhetorical crisis that emerged between the Democratic Party and the Mississippi Freedom Party at the 1964 Democratic Convention. Specifically, the focus is on the rhetorical discourse presented by the members of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Fannie Lou Hamer in particular, at the Credentials Committee two days before the onset of the actual Convention. It is the rhetorical interplay in the specific context of the Committee, the subsequent political bargaining behind the scenes during the next four days of the Convention, and the emerging and evolving constraints as a result of this bargaining that illuminate the symbolic power and limitations behind a rhetoric aimed at redefining race in the nation’s social and political consciousness.
    [Show full text]
  • Guide to the Ed King Collection of Civil Rights Material
    Guide to the Ed King Collection of Civil Rights Material NMAH.AC.0559 Peter Lisius 1997 August 19 Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [email protected] http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 3 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 2 Biographical / Historical.................................................................................................... 2 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 3 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 4 Ed King Collection of Civil Rights Material NMAH.AC.0559 Collection Overview Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Title: Ed King Collection of Civil Rights Material Identifier: NMAH.AC.0559 Date: 1961-1970. Extent: 0.5 Cubic feet Creator: King, Ed Language: English . Administrative Information Acquisition Information Collection donated by Ed King on
    [Show full text]
  • View Selected Bibliography of Resources on Dr. Martin Luther King
    SELECTED PRINT AND AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES ON DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Print Resources Abernathy, Ralph. And the Walls Came Tumbling Down. New York: Harper & Row, 1989. [ARCHE] Albert, Peter J. and Ronald Hoffman. We Shall Overcome: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Freedom Struggle. New York: Pantheon Books, 1990. [Stanford: About King and Freedom Struggle] Baldwin, Lewis V., Rufus Burrow, Jr., Barbara A. Holmes and Susan Holmes Winfield. Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Boundaries of Law, Politics and Religion. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2002. Bass, S. Jonathan. Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Martin Luther King, Jr., Eight White Religious Leaders and the “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2002. Bennett, Lerone, Jr. What Manner of Man. Chicago: Johnson Publishing Co., Book Division, 1964. An in-depth biography of Dr. King by the senior editor of Ebony magazine, who was a college classmate of Dr. King’s. [King Center: Books about MLK] _____. Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America. New York: Viking Penguin, 1984. This black history classic emphasizes the role of African-Americans in American history and culture. It is based on the trials and triumphs of black Americans. [King Center: Books about Civil Rights] Branch, Taylor. Parting The Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-1963. New York: Simon & Schuster Publishers, 1988. A Pulitzer-Prize winning biography of Dr. King and the early years of the Civil Rights Movement. [King Center: Books about MLK] ______. Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years, 1963-1965. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981.
    [Show full text]
  • MFDP Challenge to the Democratic Convention ~ Atlantic City, 1964
    MFDP Challenge to the Democratic Convention Excerpted from “History & Timeline” The Plan As 1963 fades into history, 1964 dawns with Mississippi's white power-structure still continuing to deny Blacks the right to vote — no more than 5% of the state's Black population have been able to add their names to the voter rolls. And those few Blacks who are registered are shut out of the political processes. In many cases they face Klan violence, arrest by police on phony charges, and economic retaliation organized by the White Citizens Council if they actually try to cast ballots. Mississippi is a one-party state, all office-holders and political power-brokers are Democrats. The Democratic Party of Mississippi is the party of state legislator E.H. Hurst who murdered Herbert Lee in 1961. It is the party of delta plantation owner and U.S. Senator James O. Eastland who preaches that “Segregation is the law of nature, is the law of God.” It is the party of Governor Ross Barnett who incited whites to riot and kill when James Meredith Desegregated 'Ole Miss. They call themselves “Dixiecrats” — meaning that their true loyalty is to the southern social traditions of slavery and segregation and that they are loyal to the Democratic party only insofar as it defends white supremacy. In the first half of 1964, MFDP supporters attempt to participate in Democratic Party precinct, county, and state meetings, caucuses, and elections for committees and delegates. They are excluded. In April, the MFDP nominates Fannie Lou Hamer to run in the Democratic primary for Senator, and Victoria Gray, John Houston, and Rev.
    [Show full text]
  • Interview with Lawrence Guyot May 15, 1979 Washington, D.C
    Interview with Lawrence Guyot May 15, 1979 Washington, D.C. Production Team: E Camera Rolls: 9-14 Sound Rolls: 7-9 Interviewer: N/A Interview gathered as part of America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years (1954-1965). Produced by Blackside, Inc. Housed at the Washington University Film and Media Archive, Henry Hampton Collection. Preferred Citation Interview with Lawrence Guyot, conducted by Blackside, Inc. on May 15, 1979, for Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years (1954-1965). Washington University Libraries, Film and Media Archive, Henry Hampton Collection. Note: These transcripts contain material that did not appear in the final program. Only text appearing in bold italics was used in the final version of Eyes on the Prize. 00:00:02:00 [camera roll 9] [sound roll 7] CAMERA CREW MEMBER 1: OK THIS IS LAWRENCE GUYOT INTERVIEW, MALCOLM X PARK, WASHINGTON. THIS IS CAMERA ROLL TEN, SOUND ROLL SEVEN. [hand slate] CAMERA CREW MEMBER 1: SPEED. INTERVIEWER: YOU DON’T HAVE SPEED? CAMERA CREW MEMBER 1: SPEED NOW. [hand slate] CAMERA CREW MEMBER 1: SYNC THE SECOND CLAP. INTERVIEWER: CAN YOU TELL ME, HOW DID, HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE, IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND NOT NECESSARILY IN THE MFDP L. Guyot 1 BUT HOW DID YOU GET IN, INVOLVED IN ORGANIZING AND WHAT DID, WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR SOMEONE IN THE SOUTH TO GET INTO THAT? Guyot: Well, I had, I had two forces operating that led me immediately into the civil rights movement, the Catholic Church, I happened to be born in a part of the state of Mississippi that was very Catholic, very labor union and it coincidentally is, it is the county in which the former Governor Bilbo lived in, in the adjoining county to the one I was born in.
    [Show full text]
  • The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the 1964 Presidential Elections' Visser-Maessen, Laura
    We Didn't Come For No Two Seats: The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the 1964 Presidential Elections' Visser-Maessen, Laura Citation Visser-Maessen, L. (2012). We Didn't Come For No Two Seats: The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the 1964 Presidential Elections'. Leidschrift : Struggles Of Democracy, 27(September), 93-113. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/72999 Version: Not Applicable (or Unknown) License: Leiden University Non-exclusive license Downloaded from: https://hdl.handle.net/1887/72999 Note: To cite this publication please use the final published version (if applicable). Artikel/Article: We Didn’t Come For No Two Seats: The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the 1964 Presidential Elections Auteur/Author: Laura Visser-Maessen Verschenen in/Appeared in: Leidschrift, 27.2 (Leiden 2012) 93-112 Titel Uitgave: Struggles of Democracy. Gaining Influence and Representation in American Politics © 2012 Stichting Leidschrift, Leiden, The Netherlands ISSN 0923-9146 E-ISSN 2210-5298 Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden No part of this publication may be gereproduceerd en/of vermenigvuldigd reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or zonder schriftelijke toestemming van de transmitted, in any form or by any means, uitgever. electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Leidschrift is een zelfstandig wetenschappelijk Leidschrift is an independent academic journal historisch tijdschrift, verbonden aan het dealing with current historical debates and is Instituut voor geschiedenis van de Universiteit linked to the Institute for History of Leiden Leiden. Leidschrift verschijnt drie maal per jaar University. Leidschrift appears tri-annually and in de vorm van een themanummer en biedt each edition deals with a specific theme.
    [Show full text]
  • 99 EASTER in JACKSON, Mississippi, 1964 on the Day
    Methodist History, 49:2 (January 2011) EASTER IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 1964 CARTER DALTON LYON On the day culminating Holy Week in 1964, the steps of white Methodist churches in the capital city of Mississippi’s closed society once again became a key battleground in the struggle for equal rights. At the state’s largest Methodist church, Galloway Memorial Methodist, two Methodist bishops— one of whom was African American—presented themselves to a group of awaiting ushers in time for the eleven o’clock worship service. Less than a mile away, seven white Methodist seminary professors joined two local black students seeking to attend an Easter service at Capitol Street Methodist Church. Their efforts capped off a ten-month-long church visitation campaign led by students and faculty at nearby Tougaloo College who, on some occasions, were accompanied by out-of-state ministers and laypeople. In the preceding months, integrated teams sought to overcome the barriers of segregation by attempting to worship and engage in dialogue with white Christians at the city’s all-white Protestant and Catholic congregations. Ushers at most of the churches routinely barred their entry, citing recent votes by their lay boards to maintain a racially-exclusive attendance policy.1 Though local activists envisioned the campaign as a church community- wide effort, their focus—as well as the attention of Methodists nationwide— turned more squarely on the reality of racial discrimination within The Methodist Church when police stepped in to arrest three students at Capitol Street Methodist in October, 1963, and continued to make arrests after ushers barred the entry of African Americans from white Methodist churches in the succeeding weeks.
    [Show full text]
  • Fannie Lou Hamer: Smiling at Satan’S Rage
    Timothy Shriver December 10, 2018 RELG 8500 Fannie Lou Hamer: Smiling at Satan’s Rage Fannie Lou Hamer had no formal education past grade six, and yet she arrived on the scene of the Civil Rights Movement in 1962 with a robust theology. This theology motivated her to join the movement, catapulted her to national stardom—inspiring adoration and condemnation —and sustained her in the face of brutality and defeat. Honed by family wisdom, church services, bible study, and negro spirituals, Hamer’s theology was far from simply black and white.1 Rather, her theology—by which is meant her understanding and expression of who God is and how God works in the worlD—syncretized seemingly contradictory notions of defeat and victory, pain and joy, death and rebirth. Through that theology, she transcended the strictures of orthodox timekeeping to bring together competing realities in singular moments, refusing traditional dichotomies. As one might expect from a former sharecropper and front-line civil rights warrior, Hamer did not write down her theology in any systematic way. In fact, she never wrote more than a short speech in her lifetime. She did however leave behind a wealth of interviews, testimonies, speeches, and perhaps most importantly, recorded spirituals. Her singing voice rallied crowds, filled churches, soothed mourners, and inspired young activists to risk their lives fighting for the cause of equal rights in America. Her voice captured the emotion and struggle of the cultural moment and expressed universal truths that transcended it. Harry Belafonte said that in her “voice he could hear the struggle of all black America….
    [Show full text]