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The Darwin Turner and Afro-American Institute Collection
The audio recordings in this section are from The Darwin Turner and Afro-American Institute Collection. During the 1970s, African American Studies programs started to form on U.S. college campuses, and the University of Iowa was at the forefront of this emerging discipline thanks to the efforts of Darwin Turner, Ph.D. (1931-1991). Audio recordings assembled by Dr. Turner encompass what scholars consider the apex of twentieth-century political, literary, and academic thought in this field. The recordings in this section pertain to lectures, presentations, and conversations surrounding Black religion.
University of Iowa Hawkeye yearbook, 1969. https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/561.
Father James Groppi, "Black Power, Civil Rights, and the Church," at the University of Iowa, February 20, 1969
The broadcasting service of the University of Iowa, in cooperation with the Department of English and the Afro-American Studies Program at the University presents a series of programs on Afro-American Culture. These programs are presented as background material for the course, Afro-American Literature. This is a talk given February 20th, 1969, by Reverend James Groppi of St. Boniface Church in Milwaukee. Father Groppi spoke at a presentation sponsored by the Controversial Affairs Committee of Union Board at the University of Iowa. The topic for Father Groppi's talk is Black Power, Civil Rights and the Church.
Bettye Collier-Thomas, "Black Religion in 19th Century Baltimore Maryland," at the University of Iowa, June 18, 1975
Presentation from the 7th Annual Institute of Afro-American Culture held at the University of Iowa, June 15th to 27th, 1975. Black religion in 19th-century Baltimore, Maryland, is the subject of this lecture by researcher and author Bettye Thomas. Making the introduction is Dr. Darwin Turner, Chairman of the Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Iowa.
Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas
Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center. Temple University Libraries. Philadelphia, PA.
Henry H. Mitchell, "Black Religion: Reconstruction to Renaissance," at the University of Iowa, June 18, 1975
The following is a presentation from the Seventh Annual Institute of Afro-American Culture, held at the University of Iowa, June 15th to the 27th, 1975. Black Religion: Reconstruction to Renaissance is the subject of this lecture by Henry H. Mitchell, Adjunct Professor of Black Church Studies at the Southern California School of Theology at Claremont. Introducing Professor Mitchell is Dr. Darwin Turner, Chairman of the Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Iowa.
David L. Lewis, "Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King: Parallels and Contrasts," at the University of Iowa, June 10, 1976
Recorded June 10th, 1976, as part of the Eighth Annual Institute for Afro-American Culture held at the University of Iowa. Frederick Douglass and Martin King, parallels and contrast, is the subject for this address by David L. Lewis, Professor of History at Federal City College. He is introduced by Darwin Turner, Professor of English and Chairman of the Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Iowa.
Dr. David L. Lewis
David Levering Lewis Papers, Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center, UMass Amherst Libraries.