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March 31, 1956
The Miami Times
Miami, Dade County, Florida
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Bishop D. Ward Nichols, on a U.S. church goodwill mission, assures 2,500 Russian Protestants in Moscow that U.S. Negroes live as well as other groups, with government and Supreme Court ensuring equality and school access for all.
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BISHOP TELLS RUSSIANS U. S. NEGROES LIVE WELL
MOSCOW-(ANP)-BISHOP D. Ward Nichols, resident bishop of the First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, told 2,500 Russians Protestants crowded in the only Baptist church in Moscow that U.S. Negroes lived as well as any other racial group.
"The United States Government is seeking to assure first-class citizenship to all" Bishop Nichols declared. "The Supreme Court, the highest court in our land, has just made it possible for every Negro to attend school anywhere in the United States of America."
"I want to repeat to you that Negro life in America is like the life of any other people. We have our difficulties and problems like any other people, and we are working them out in a spirit of Christian brotherhood," Bishop Nichols said.
"There are some people who are unsympathetic toward us and our problems but the official American policy is to guarantee equality regardless of race, creed or color."
Bishop Nichols is one of the nine protestant leaders and prelates sent on the goodwill mission by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
They were invited to visit the Soviets by Alexius, Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Patriarch Alexius will head a similar delegation of Soviet protestant churchmen in a visit to the U. S. in June.
MOSCOW-(ANP)-BISHOP D. Ward Nichols, resident bishop of the First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, told 2,500 Russians Protestants crowded in the only Baptist church in Moscow that U.S. Negroes lived as well as any other racial group.
"The United States Government is seeking to assure first-class citizenship to all" Bishop Nichols declared. "The Supreme Court, the highest court in our land, has just made it possible for every Negro to attend school anywhere in the United States of America."
"I want to repeat to you that Negro life in America is like the life of any other people. We have our difficulties and problems like any other people, and we are working them out in a spirit of Christian brotherhood," Bishop Nichols said.
"There are some people who are unsympathetic toward us and our problems but the official American policy is to guarantee equality regardless of race, creed or color."
Bishop Nichols is one of the nine protestant leaders and prelates sent on the goodwill mission by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
They were invited to visit the Soviets by Alexius, Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Patriarch Alexius will head a similar delegation of Soviet protestant churchmen in a visit to the U. S. in June.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Bishop Nichols
Racial Equality
Us Negroes
Moscow Speech
Goodwill Mission
Supreme Court
Christian Brotherhood
What entities or persons were involved?
Bishop D. Ward Nichols
Alexius
Where did it happen?
Moscow
Story Details
Key Persons
Bishop D. Ward Nichols
Alexius
Location
Moscow
Story Details
Bishop Nichols addresses Russian Protestants, affirming U.S. Negroes' good living conditions, government efforts for equality, Supreme Court school desegregation, and Christian resolution of problems; part of a goodwill mission with reciprocal Soviet visit planned for June.