Trinity Digital Collections

- World Baptist Alliance, trip to Beirut, Lebanon, 1963
- Baptists -- United States -- History.; Mount Zion First Baptist Church (San Antonio, Tex.); African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- World Baptist Alliance, trip to Beirut, Lebanon, 1963. Reverend Black shown with Reverend John Binder (left) and Reverend Lovelle A. Maxwell (middle) in the Youth Conference, boarding Pan Am airplane. Reverse: "Please credit Pan American World...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Responsibility and Response, Religious Leadership During the Civil Rights Movement and Today, by Reverend Black
- Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century;
- Talk by Reverend Black that addresses the relationship between the Black church, the civil rights movement, in the nation and in San Antonio. The talk is undated.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Planning Effective Ministry in the New Millenium, by Reverend Black, 2000
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Mount Zion First Baptist Church (San Antonio, Tex.);
- Talk delivered at conference of The Ministers and Missionary Benefit Board of the American Baptist Churches, February 21-23, 2000. The talk focuses on African American Baptist ministry, and provides an historical overview of Reverend Black's...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Biko Memorial Evening, 1978
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Ephemera, brochure for the "Biko Memorial Evening" at the Carver Cultural Community Center, for Black History Month, 1978
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Clippings scrapbook, 1951-1963
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Baptists -- United States -- History.; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio; Mount Zion First Baptist Church (San Antonio, Tex.);
- Scrapbook includes newspaper clippings about activities at Mount Zion First Baptist Church, Baptist news, African American community news, and Texas and San Antonio politics, from the San Antonio Register, the Fort Worth Defender and Baptist...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Rally, 1958 July 25
- African American -- Civil rights; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Scrapbook documenting the Billy Graham Evangelistic Rally at Alamo Stadium, 1958 July 25, in San Antonio, Texas
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Elect C. W. Black for City Council Scrapbook, 1963-1965
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio; San Antonio (Tex.)--Race relations--History.; San Antonio (Tex.). City Council.;
- Reverend Black's political campaign and local politics from 1963 through 1965 are covered in newsclippings and letters from local and Texas political figures,including Henry B. Gonzalez.
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Reverend Black with Dr. Earl McKinley Lewis and group, undated
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Mount Zion First Baptist Church (San Antonio, Tex.)
- Reverend Black with Dr. Earl McKinley Lewis (holding plaque), founder and director of the graduate Urban Studies Program and Trinity University's first tenured African American professor; Nancy Bohman (far left) and Dorothy Collins (far right) of...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Reverend Black speaking at podium, undated
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Baptists -- United States -- History.;
- Reverend Black at unidentified meeting, speaking at podium draped with American colors, undated
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- National Baptist Convention of America (with reports from the Commission on Social Justice), 1944-1961
- National Baptist Convention of America.; Baptists -- United States -- History.; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Selections from Folder 48: Reverend Black was involved with the National Baptist Convention of America in various capacities, as editor of the National Baptist Union-Review, and as chairman of the Commission on Social Justice. The selections from...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Baptist Ministers Union of San Antonio and Vicinity, 1951-1960
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Baptists -- United States -- History.;
- Reverend Black was involved with the beginnings of the Baptist Ministers Union of San Antonio and Vicinity, as Secretary, as part of committees, and as President. This folder contains meeting notes, correspondence, organizational documents such as...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- ZerNona Stewart Black Scrapbook, 1944-1964
- Baptists -- United States -- History.; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Mount Zion First Baptist Church (San Antonio, Tex.);
- ZerNona Stewart Black scrapbook from 1944 through 1964, includes personal and community news and content, as well as clippings and news items that relate to her time as Direcctor of the San Antonio USO YWCA, 112 Sycamore Street, and the Swankers...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- James W. Laurie and James Robinson
- Laurie, James W.; Robinson, James;
- Pictured left to right are James W. Laurie, Trinity president, and Presbyterian clergyman James Robinson, pastor of the Church of the Master in New York City and founder of Cross Roads Africa program. Robinson visited the Trinity campus in 1961 to...
- Historical Images Archive
- Men's Day pamphlet, 1956 April 29
- African American -- Civil rights; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; Mount Zion First Baptist Church (San Antonio, Tex.);
- Pamphlet from Men's Day, Mount Zion Baptist Church, that featured Asa Philip Randolph as guest speaker. His talk was entitled "The Civil Rights Crisis and The Negro." Enclosures in the pamphlet include a draft of letter to congregation, and a short...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Decision Takers, by Reverend Black, undated
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century;
- Editorial by Reverend Black, addressing the liabilities of "voluntary integration."
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Texas Negro Peace Officers Association Nineteenth Annual Convention Souvenir Program, August 1954
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Civil rights movements -- Texas -- History -- 20th century;
- Texas Negro Peace Officers Association Nineteenth Annual Convention Souvenir Program, August 1954, San Antonio, Texas
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- African Freedom News
- Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio;
- Newsletter from the San Antonio Committee Against Mercenary Recruitment and U.S. Intervention in Foreign Countries. Issue devoted to Soweto and the death of Steven Biko; Secret Arms Deal for Racism in South Africa; Women for Racial and Economic...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- King William's Purple House, by Reverend Black
- Civil rights movements -- Texas -- San Antonio; Cisneros, Sandra.
- Talk about the house of Chicana writer Sandra Cisneros, which is located in the King William neighborhood in San Antonio and which she painted purple in the 1990s. Reverend Black talks about the historical meaning of color and the need to re-write...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- Local politics scrapbook, 1971-1976
- African Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio; Municipal government -- Texas -- San Antonio; San Antonio (Tex.)--Race relations--History.; San Antonio (Tex.). City Council.;
- Scrapbook of newsclippings assembled by Reverend Black, predominantly about San Antonio local politics, city council candidates, political issues involving the East side and West side of the city, Reverend Black's own political campaigns, and...
- Claude and ZerNona Black Papers
- President John Brazil
- Brazil, John R.
- Inaugurated as the seventeenth president of Trinity University on February 12, 2000, John R. Brazil took office in the fall of 1999. Prior to coming to Trinity Brazil served as President of Bradley University in Illinois. Prior to his tenure at...
- Historical Images Archive