Historical Committee Atlanta MCC Unit 1961-1974 Releases from Mennonite Central Committee News Service: Harding Arrested at Albany, Ga.City Hall Prayer Service, July 27,1962 The Christian and the Race Question by Vincent Harding, August 28, 1962 I - Servants on the Hillside by Vincent and Rosemarie Harding, October 23, 1962 II - The Experiment in Peace by Vincent and Rosemarie Harding, October 23, 1962 III - Albany: The Search for Reconciliation by Vincent and Rosemarie Harding, October 23, 1962 Additional Personnel Requested for Atlanta Unit, June 7, 1963 Mennonite Hour to Interview Harding, August 7, 1963 Mennonite Central Committee Sends Truckload with 4 1/2 Tons Food and Clothing to Mississippi Delta, March 13, 1964 European Mennonites Invite Atlanta Peace Section Representative, March 24, 1964 Nashville and Atlanta Having MCC Summer Tutorial Projects, May 13, 1964 The Atlanta Riots by Don Bender, VSer in Atlanta, September 30, 1966 Atlanta VSers Ask: Can a Committed Christian Be "Succesful" and "Respectable" in a Slum?, by David Shields and Don Bender, June 20, 1967 Mennonite Volunteers Experience Georgia Discrimination, May 17, 1968 Retaining for Profit, by Don Bender, former MCC VSer, Atlanta, Georgia June 13, 1969 Fellowship Group Locates in Atlanta, September 3, 1970 Verdict--Not Guilty, by Charlene Gerber, UTC, Atlanta, April 2, 1971 VSer Moonlights in Atlanta, by Lois Dyck, VS, Atlanta, August 6, 1971 The Sky is Really the Limit, by Lois Dyck, VS, Atlanta, August 13, 1971 VSer Gets Practical Experience in Social Studies, by Lois Dyck, VS, Atlanta, September 3, 1971 Lobbying for Welfare Rights, by Ray Maynard, VS, Atlanta, GA, March 31, 1972 Atlanta Volunteer Finds "School Without Walls," November 10, 1972 Atlanta Volunteers Help Develop Day Care Center, February 16, 1973 Store Front Bank Sign of New Life: Creative Banking in Atlanta, July 20, 1973 Picking up after Parental Neglect, Atlanta Teachers Share Values, July 27, 1973 Atlanta Poor Feel Housing Squeeze, Churches Seek an Answer, August 17, 1973 Volunteer Uncovers Needs of Atlanta's Elderly, September 14, 1973 Wee-Move Big Help to Atlanta Poor, March 22, 1974 Mennonites in Atlanta--Community Catalysts, July 5, 1974 Volunteer Aids City Councilman, November 29, 1974 Source of Original Documents: Mennonite Central Committee Archives Collection, Report Files (IX-12-6), File entitled "Atlanta Mennonite Central Committee, 1961-74" as found in Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526

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