Harding, Vincent.

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Vincent Harding was born in New York City in 1931 and grew up in Harlem and the Bronx. He attended New York City public schools and graduated in History from the City College of New York in 1952. He earned an MS degree in journalism at Columbia University in 1953. Harding married Rosemarie Freeney in 1960, and they spent four years as workers in the freedom movement, assisting the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Congress of Racial Equality throughout the South. During the years from 1961-1964, they were supported by the Service Committee of the Mennonite Church as they headed an interracial work project, The Mennonite House in Atlanta, Georgia. In the spring of 1965, Vincent Harding returned to Atlanta to chair the History and Sociology Department at Spelman College (1964-1969). During his last year at Spelman, Harding also worked to help organize the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center, including the Library-Documentation Project and the Institute of the Black World. In 1970 when the Institute became an independent entity, Harding's relationship to the King Center ended and he became director of the Institute. He remained with the Institute until 1974. In 1981 Harding was appointed professor at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado.

From the description of Vincent Harding papers, 1952-1998. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123439083

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referencedIn Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977. Papers, 1865-1998 (inclusive), 1905-1975 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984. Papers: Series I-III, 1908-1985 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Papers of Shirley Graham Du Bois, 1865-1998 (inclusive), 1905-1975 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Septima P. Clark papers, ca. 1910-ca. 1990. Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
creatorOf Harding, Vincent. Light in the asphalt jungle / by Vincent Harding ; arranged by Carol Bishop and Joan Jackson & Pam Heiser. Mennonite Historical Library (Goshen College), MHL (Goshen College)
creatorOf Harding, Vincent. Decade of crisis: 1954-1964 / Vincent Harding. Mennonite Historical Library (Goshen College), MHL (Goshen College)
referencedIn Fuller, Hoyt, 1923-1981. Hoyt Fuller papers, 1940-1981. Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library
referencedIn Catlett, Elizabeth Mora., 1919-. Papers. 1902-84 and n.d. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Harding, Vincent. The revolution that happened, the revolution that didn't happen, the revolution that has to happen / by Vincent Harding. Mennonite Historical Library (Goshen College), MHL (Goshen College)
referencedIn Horace Mann Bond Papers, 1830-1979, 1926-1972 Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries
referencedIn Papers, 1908-1985 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Harding, Vincent. Vincent Harding papers, 1952-1998. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Robinson, Armstead L. Papers of Armstead Robinson [manuscript], ca. 1964-1995. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Harding, Vincent. The Library Documentation Project of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center : a brief summary of activities, July, 1968-June, 1969 / Vincent Harding, director ; Willie Harriford, archivist. Iliff School of Theology
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creatorOf The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Vincent Harding The HistoryMakers
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associatedWith BARBARA DEMING, 1917-1984 person
associatedWith Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863 person
associatedWith Bishop, Carol. person
associatedWith Bond, Horace Mann, 1904-1972 person
associatedWith Catlett, Elizabeth Mora., 1919- person
associatedWith Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987. person
associatedWith Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984. person
associatedWith Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977. person
associatedWith Fuller, Hoyt, 1923-1981. person
associatedWith Harriford, Willie. person
associatedWith Heiser, Pam. person
associatedWith Institute of the Black World. corporateBody
associatedWith Jackson, Joan. person
associatedWith Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. corporateBody
associatedWith Martin Luther King, Jr. Library-Documentation Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center. corporateBody
correspondedWith McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922- person
associatedWith Mennonite Church. corporateBody
associatedWith Robinson, Armstead L. person
associatedWith SHIRLEY GRAHAM DU BOIS, 1896-1977 person
associatedWith Spelman College corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Denver (Colo.)
United States
Georgia--Atlanta
Southern States
New York (N.Y.)
United States
Denver (Colo.)
Subject
African American authors
African American universities and colleges
African American political activists
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans
Choral speaking
Church and social problems
City missions
Civil rights movement
Race relations
Occupation
Civil Rights Activist
Theologian
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Birth 1931-07-25

Birth 19310725

Death 20140519

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