Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Abstract The Peter Beckman teaching collection was assembled by a former student and professor of Augustana College, Peter Beckman. Beckman assembled this collection in order to inform students about some of the more radical political and religious views circulating throughout the United States in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The Peter Beckman teaching collection, 1954-1977 and undated, contains correspondence, subject files, publications, and campaign materials, largely related to radical political...

Abstract In 1961, churches in Rock Island County, Illinois, and Scott County, Iowa, formed the "Council of Churches of Scott and Rock Island Counties." In 1971, Roman Catholic and Orthodox congregations were added to the group, and in 1990 the group was renamed "Churches United of the Quad City Area.” Churches United partnered with organizations locally and nationally to host fundraisers, interfaith religious services, concerts, educational events, and more. Materials in this collection...