Tag: Cross
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Sanctuary, The Cross is Still Burning
Follow the journey of a charred KKK cross burned 50 years ago when civil rights activists tried to desegregate churches in Jackson, Mississippi. Today, it stands as a sculpture in First United Methodist Church, Chicago Temple, inspiring people of faith who continue to march in solidarity for racial justice. Featuring: • Rev. Phil Blackwell, First…
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Honoring MLK, KKK Cross Sculpture at Chicago Temple
This fall I ran across a sculpture at the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple. This sculpture is based upon a cross that was burned on the lawn of Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi in the autumn of 1963. The students were being encouraged by Ed King, the campus minister to go into…