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- Title: Christianity and Reparations: Revisiting James Forman's "Black Manifesto," 1969.
- Author : Currents in Theology and Mission
- Release Date : January 01, 2005
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 260 KB
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James Forman delivered the Black Manifesto (3) at the meeting of the Black Economic Development Conference at Wayne State University April 25-27, 1969, sponsored by the Interreligious Foundation of Community Organization (IFCO). A clearinghouse founded by major Protestant denominations, it gave money to community organizations. The Manifesto demanded that half a billion dollars be given in reparations from American Christian churches and Jewish synagogues. Forman vowed that the funds would be collected "by any means necessary," including "if necessary, church seizures, disruptions, demonstrations, and force." (4) When IFCO began in September 1967, it was a cooperative effort, funding local organizations for the powerless. In keeping with the perspective of the directors, it was a racially integrated organization. By June 1969 it had grown to 25 members, with membership dues at $1,000 each. (5)
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