Reinhold Niebuhr Timeline: ACCL accuses FCC of being "red"

Reinhold Niebuhr Timeline: ACCL accuses FCC of being "red"

ACCL Accuses FCC of Being "Red"

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HOW RED IS THE FEDERAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES?

At a Constituting Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, 1950, the Federal Council of Churches "went underground" by merging with a dozen other interdenominational agencies under the name National Council of Churches of Christ in the U. S. A. The Fed- eral Council will not surrender its legal charter, and its aims, programs and leadership are unchanged, although it is operating under a new name.

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Reinhold Niebuhr Papers: Library of Congress, Manuscript Reading Room

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