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Additional authors

1. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.

Description

1. 580 audiocassettes

Summary

1. The collection consists of 580 audio recordings and 34 moving image recordings documenting Smith's roles as author, pastor of the Allen Baptist Temple Church (ATBC) and his activities with the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc (PNBC) as well as other church organizations.

Subject

1. Smith, J. Alfred
2. Allen Temple Street Baptist Church (Oakland, Calif.)
3. Progressive National Baptist Convention
4. African American Baptists
5. African American churches
6. African American Baptists > California > Oakland
7. African American churches > California > Oakland
8. African American clergy
9. African American leadership
10. African American preaching
11. African Americans > Religion
12. Sermons, American
13. African American Baptists > Clergy
14. African Americans > Civil rights
15. African Americans > Social conditions
16. Oakland (Calif.) > Church history

Genre/Form

1. Sound recordings.
2. Video recordings.

Call number

1. Sc MIRS Smith

Note

1. The Rev. Dr. James Alfred Smith, Sr. (born May 19, 1931) pastured to African-American Baptist churches in Missouri and California from 1960-2009. Smith served several high administrative positions with the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC), a convention of African-American Baptists emphasizing civil rights and social justice, following a path of political activism through "fellowship, progress and peace." From 1986-1988 Smith was president of PNBC. Additionally, Smith has written approximately twenty books and several articles, and continues an active speaking schedule at churches and other organizations throughout the United States.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the James Alfred Smith archive. Papers can be found in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division (Sc MG 366). Photographs can be found in the Photographs and Prints Division. Books and magazines can be found in the General Research and Reference Division.

Author

1. Smith, J. Alfred (James Alfred) creator.

Title

1. James Alfred Smith audio and moving image collection : 614 items.

Publisher

1. [1994]

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the James Alfred Smith archive. Papers can be found in the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division (Sc MG 366). Photographs can be found in the Photographs and Prints Division. Books and magazines can be found in the General Research and Reference Division.

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1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.

Research call number

1. Sc MIRS Smith