Arts and Culture on Segregation

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David W. Swanson
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The segregation within white Christianity is not fundamentally a diversity problem: it’s a discipleship problem. Addressing white Christianity’s lack of diversity without first reckoning with our disc...
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The Devastation of Residential Segregation
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George Yancey
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- Segregation
- Inequality
More people of color than whites live in the city of Dallas and in the city of Fort Worth. But they are more likely to live in poorer inner-city areas while whites live in the more affluent suburbs. D...
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Separate But Unequal
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John M. Perkins
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- Segregation
Desegregation was one of the big goals of the civil rights movement. “Separate but equal” in the South became “separate and unequal.” The disparities were in things as small as water fountains and as ...
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David W. Swanson
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Most mainline denominations have intentionally pursued racial diversity for decades, yet the scholar Jennifer Harvey notes that segregation remains the norm in these congregations. So, if “the premise...
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School Segregation Continues
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John M. Perkins
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Today the public school system in Jackson is about 98 percent black. Some of this resegregation came about simply because of where people live—after all, the population of Jackson is about 80 percent ...
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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We must face the sad fact that at eleven o'clock on Sunday morning when we stand to sing.... we stand in the most segregated hour of America.
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He’d Be Wrong!
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John M. Perkins
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- Segregation
Reporters Alex Alston and James Dickerson tell a sad story about a church that sought to integrate its ranks: The Mississippi Delta was in a tizzy over rumors that blacks might show up at white church...
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John Perkins’ Journey from Segregation to Reconciliation
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Emmanuel Katongole and Chris Rice
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Ephesians 2:14-16, Galatians 3:28
In 1970 John Perkins, an African American pastor and community organizer who lived on “the black side” of rural Mendenhall, Mississippi, was nearly beaten to death by white state police officers. The ...
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Heroes Depend on Others
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John M. Perkins
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- Segregation
- Heroes
People like me, Martin Luther King Jr., and a few others sometimes earn a hero status for things we did during the civil rights movement, but really the daily, faithful acts of ordinary black and whit...
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A Christianity for Those with their Backs Against the Wall
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Howard Thurman
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Exodus 3:7–10, Isaiah 58:6–10 , Amos 5:21–24, Luke 4:16–21, James 2:1–7, Psalm 9:9–10
I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times that I have heard a sermon on the meaning of religion, of Christianity, to the man who stands with his back against the wall. It is urgent th...
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Getting Sorted
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Bill Bishop
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As people seek out the social settings they prefer—as they choose the group that makes them feel the most comfortable—the nation grows more politically segregated—and the benefit that ought to come wi...
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David W. Swanson
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- Diversity and Inclusion
- Segregation
Though some denominations are racially diverse, the individual congregations within them are overwhelmingly not. Using a sociological definition, no more than 12 to 14 percent of American congregation...
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The Beauty of Integrated Schools Done Right
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John M. Perkins
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In Mendenhall, where the schools have actually integrated, we are seeing real equality form in the hearts of members of this new generation, and it is enriching for the entire community. When the scho...
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The Theological Roots of Apartheid
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Brenda Salter McNeil
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Did you know that apartheid in South Africa was based in large part on theological doctrines that were formed at Stellenbosch University in the 1930s and 1940s? Isn’t that chilling? Many of the intell...
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Pious Irrelevancies and Sanctimonious Trivialities
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Luke 4:18-19, Matthew 23:23, Galatians 3:28, Jeremiah 22:3, Amos 5:24, Isaiah 1:17
In his now famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail , Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. offers a scathing rebuke of his white clergy colleagues, whose inaction caused him much frustration: I have heard numero...
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John Perkins' Children: Among the Very First Students to Integrate at an All-White School
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John M. Perkins
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Six of my children—Spencer, Joanie, Phillip, Derek, Deborah, and Wayne—were among the first black children to attend the all-white school in Mendenhall. But while they were there, their white teachers...
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Baal In America
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John M. Perkins
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I know most Americans today do not worship Baal, but when I look at the church in America, I fear that we have our own Baals that demand our worship. I see so many people bowing down before prosperity...
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John Perkins’ Childrens Convictions
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John M. Perkins
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- Segregation
- Convictions
I’ll never forget one Sunday in 1964 when a bunch of kids met up together and decided they were going to integrate the movie theater in Mendenhall. This was fairly early on in the integration efforts,...
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The Narrative of Racial Difference
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Bryan Stevenson
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In this excerpt by Bryan Stevenson, the civil rights attorney and author of Just Mercy, explains the origins of racial identity and difference, necessitated by a slave-based (American Christian) socie...
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“Christians:” Worshiping God in Equality
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John M. Perkins
Keywords
- Segregation
- New Creation
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Acts 13:1, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 3:28
Christ followers were first called Christians at Antioch—about fifteen years after the birth of the church at Pentecost. There must have been something remarkable about this particular group of believ...
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Institutional Racism: The Byproduct of Historical Racism
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George Yancey
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The ways that social structures and institutions systematically work against the interest of people of color is called institutional racism. Institutional racism and historic racism are not unrelated ...
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Which Doll is Prettiest?
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Melinda Joy Mingo
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- Race
- Racism
In the 1940s, two black psychologists who were married to each other, Kenneth and Mamie Clark, were instrumental in the civil rights movement, conducting important research about the effects of race a...
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MLK Day Prayers for Church Services: Liturgy & Sermon Resources
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The Pastor's Workshop
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Micah 6:8, Amos 5:24, Isaiah 1:17, Galatians 3:28, James 2:1, Ephesians 2:14
Updated for 2026. January 19, 2026 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day— the only U.S. national holiday commemorating a pastor. Under his leadership, non-violent civil rights advocacy achieved leaps f...
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Nelson Mandela and a Presidency of Reconciliation
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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Romans 12:18, Philemon 1:15-16, Matthew 18:15, Romans 5:10, Colossians 1:20, Matthew 5:23-24
What does true forgiveness and reconciliation look like? The world was given such an image the day Nelson Mandela was sworn in as President of South Africa. What was so significant was not just that a...
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Bill Bishop
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As people seek out the social settings they prefer—as they choose the group that makes them feel the most comfortable—the nation grows more politically segregated—and the benefit that ought to come wi...
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The Separation of Church and State in America: What Did Their Separation Entail?
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Jon Meacham
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The wall Jefferson referred to is designed to divide church from state, not religion from politics. Church and state are specific things: the former signifies institutions for believers to congregate ...
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Emily Dickinson
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The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door; On her divine majority, Obtrude no more.
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Brené Brown
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What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.
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One Kind of Folks
Author

Harper Lee
Keywords
- Racism
“If there’s just one kind of folks, why can’t they get along with each other? If they’re all alike, why do they go out of their way to despise each other?”
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Harry A. Blackmun
Keywords
- Race
- Racism
In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way.

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