Episcopalians and Race

Meeting at an African American college in North Carolina in 1959, a group of black and white Episcopalians organized the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity and pledged to oppose all distinctions based on race, ethnicity, and social class. They adopted a motto derived from Psalm 133: "e;"e;Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is, for brethren to dwell together in unity!"e;"e; Though ...