Stand Up and Be Counted: Women and Social Justice in Michigan (1960-1985)

Title

Bethel Church to Have Music Festival

Description

This newspaper clipping advertises an upcoming sermon by Lt. David A. Blake, Jr., son of Rev. David A. Blake Sr., who served as minister at Bethel A.M.E. from 1933-1937 (David Addison Blake Sr (1887-1970), n.d.). As a central Black church of the North Central area, Bethel A.M.E served as a community stronghold for Black residents to discuss concerns about race relations and housing discrimination in the city (Shackman, 2000). Several notable community leaders came from the church, including Rev. David A. Blake Sr. and Rev. Lyman Parks, who later played a role in the desegregation of Ann Arbor public schools (Jones School, n.d.).

Contextual Citation(s)

David Addison Blake Sr (1887-1970). (n.d.). Ann Arbor District Library. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://aadl.org/david_blake_sr.

Jones School. (n.d.). Ann Arbor District Library. Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://aadl.org/jonesschool

Shackman, G. (2000, April). Bethel AME. Ann Arbor Observer. https://aadl.org/aaobserver/17688

People Represented in the Record

Lt. David A. Blake, Jr.

Creator(s) of the Record

Unknown

Date

June 1, 1945

Location

Bethel A.M.E. Church, 632 N 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Medium

Paper

Type

Newspaper clipping

Subject

Mapping Resistance and Community Action

Rights

This digitized copy is generously provided for research purposes by the Ann Arbor District Library, the institution charged with overseeing the care of the digital item. Copyright for this document is retained by the Ann Arbor News.

Rights Holder

Ann Arbor News

Source

Ann Arbor District Library

Bibliographic Citation

Bethel Church To Have Musical Festival. (n.d.). Ann Arbor District Library. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://aadl.org/aa_news_19450601_p7-bethel_church_to_have_musical_festival