Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine. (1 Timothy 5:17)Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, Frederik Douglass, Richard Allen (AME Church), William J. Seymour (Azusa Street Revival), James Cone (Black Theology), Howard Thurman (Moorehouse College), Benjamin Mays (Moorehouse College), Thomas Dorsey (Gospel music), Adam Clayton Powell (Abyssinin Baptist Church and U.S. Congressman), Mordecai Johnson (Howard U.), Alexander Crummel (missionary, American Negro Society), Vernon Johns (Dexter Ave Baptist Church and mentor to Dr. King) , Phyllis Wheatley (Poet), Lemuel Hayes (Pastor to whites),. . . all people of God who paved the way for equality under God in our society today. Based upon biblical principles, the non-violent protests led to change. There is no doubt these folks' commitment to the Savior and His teachings was what moved the Civil Rights Movement.
Dr. King referenced Daniel and his friends, Christians who were fed to lions, and the faith of early slaves in his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail". Harriet Tubman credited the success of the Underground Railroad to her faith in God.
The same Jesus from the 60's is the same Jesus today. God must continue to be the Source and Resource of the struggle! One day, sin will be overcome!
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