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Marcus H. Morgan papers
Marcus H. Morgan (1920- ) was a minister with the Church of God and longtime pastor of the Emerald Avenue Church of God in Chicago. Morgan was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he attended Pittsburgh Public Schools and graduated with honors in 1940. In 1942, he married Eanistine J. Cuff. Morgan entered the Christian Ministry on September 1, 1946 and
Reverend Addie Wyatt and Reverend Claude Wyatt Papers
Addie Wyatt was born Addie Loraine Cameron on March 8, 1924, the second child to Ambrose and Maggie Cameron in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Ambrose Cameron, born either in Mississippi or Louisiana, was a tailor in a pressing shop. Her mother Maggie Cameron, a teacher, was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Ambrose’s mother, Adeline Cameron, a mid-wife, also lived with the family and
Reverend J.H. Jackson papers
Reverend Joseph H. Jackson (1900-1990) was a missionary, pastor, diplomat, scholar, an outspoken Republican, and an African American Baptist leader during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Jackson was the pastor at Olivet Baptist Church on Chicago’s South Side from 1941-1990, and president of the National Baptist Convention (NBC) from 1953-1982. Before his tenure at Olivet Baptist Church,