September 12th 1960, democratic nominee john f. Kennedy on the topic of church and state, religious freedom and tolerance, spoke to a meeting of houston ministers. Look paid for by the Kennedy Johnson Texas Campaign committee, the broadcast includes an extended question and answer session and parts of the film were later used as campaign ads. From houstons weiss hotel, senator jon kennedy is about to address the special meeting of the Greater Houston Ministerial Association to which he has been invited. During this telecast, senator kennedy will participate in an informal question and answer period. The telecast of this meeting is sponsored by the Kennedy Johnson Texas Campaign committee, and as being seen throughout texas on a special 22 station network. The audience you are seeing is composed of clergymen of the houston area who have been invited by the association. Reverend herbert meza will introduce the democratic president ial candidate. The meeting is about to be called to order
Influential book the end of the street. And i think it is kalonji going next. Dr. Kalonji walton professor at north carolina. And dr. David goldberg, an associate professor at Wayne State University. The chair and commenter today is jamon jordan, who is the detroit president of the detroit chapter of asala and tour leader and historian on all things detroit. A Community Scholar out of detroit. A wonderful set of folks going to help us think about politics in detroit and michigan and how to make sense of that. So im going to throw it over to the panel now. Again, thank you for being here. Right, thank you, patrick. Hello, everybody. My name is jamon jordan. Real quick before we start with the panel. I want to thank everybody for coming to this session and hearing a little bit about detroits politics, and particularly the radical politics. And i think, of course, i thank my panel for being here. I want to say even though its conyers were talking about the mid 20th century up until the be
Conference. They also provided the video. We have three panelists today. I think i have this order right. Dr. Danielle mcguire who is a great friend from grad school and colleague. She is an author and historian and an independent scholar now and the author of tat the dark end of the street. We also have i have lost track of who is going. I think its kalonji is going next. Dr. Kalonji walton who is the director of global black studies at western carolina. And our third panelist is dr. David goldberg who is an associate professor at Wayne State University. The chair and commenter today is jamon jordan who is a the detroit president of the detroit chapter of asalh and a tour leader and historian of all things africanamerican detroit. Really an Incredible Community scholar out of detroit. A wonderful set of folks, going to help us think about politics in detroit and michigan and how to make sense of that. Im going to throw it over to the panel now. Again, thank you all for being here. All
Kalangi walton. Panelist isrent dr. David goldberg who is associate professor at Wayne State University. Who is the detroit president president of the detroit chapter and tour leader and historian of all things africanamerican detroit. Communityincredible scholar out of detroit. A wonderful set of folks who will help us think about think about politics in detroit and michigan. I am going to throw it over to the panel. Thank you for being here. Thank you. Chair. E i have a couple of remarks really quick. I want to thank everybody for detroitnd hearing about politics in particular is radical. I think my panelists for being here. About theking the20th century up until beginning of the 21st century there is a span of influence of rosa parks, john conyers, and mayor Coleman Young. The radical black politics began in the 1800s. A couple of things that happened that really sets the stage for detroit being this hotbed of radical black politics is the uprising in 1833. 400 black people lead an
Association, to which he has been invited. Senator kennedy will participate in a formal questionandanswer period. The meeting is sponsored by the Kennedy Johnson Texas Campaign committee and is being seen throughout texas on a special 22station network. The audience you are seeing is composed of clergymen of the houston area who have been invited by the association. The meeting is about to be called to order by the president , reverend george rank. May i call this special meeting of the association of ministers of greater houston to order . Lets stand for prayer. God be merciful unto us and allow his face to shine upon us, that not a may be known upon earth by saving health among all nations. God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall praise him. With these words of the psalmists, we stand before the old god as our only sovereign lord. Us nine mercy. Let thy grace rest upon our nation and do not take thy light from us. Show us thine mercy. Show us always the truth that mak