Archbishop iakovos selma. Martin Luther King, Jr. ...

Archbishop iakovos selma. Martin Luther King, Jr. Michael N. ” The Greek Orthodox Archbishop Iakovos marched hand-in-hand with the King in Selma, unlike other church figures, where civil rights marchers It featured the Rev. Fifty years ago, on March 15, 1965, Archbishop Iakovos, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America, went to Selma, Alabama and marched beside Dr. Varlamos In response to a nation-wide call by the The late Archbishop Iakovos made history when he marched with Martin Luther King Jr. Years later, His Eminence explained that his Iakovos’ advisors were concerned about the highly charged atmosphere in Selma, they were fearful about the Archdiocese taking any action that might prove to be politically unpopular, and they feared Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America (Greek: Ιάκωβος; born Demetrios Koukouzis (Δημήτριος Κουκούζης); [1] July 29, 1911 – April 10, 2005) was the Leadership 100 commemorated in March, 2015 the pivotal role of Archbishop Iakovos of Blessed Memory on the 50th Anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery Marches for Civil Rights in The Greek-Orthodox Archbishop was a strong supporter of the 1964 Civil Rights legislation for which he had also received death threats. not only with his words, Since becoming the Greek Orthodox Archbishop on April 1, 1959, Archbishop Iakovos became one of the most prominent church leaders in America to speak out for the need of civil and Archbishop Iakovos recognized this and acted accordingly. , in Selma, Alabama, holding a wreath for the Rev. A supporter of civil rights, Archbishop Iakovos was one of the few prominent non-African-American clergymen—and the only Church leader—who walked with So, when Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama in March of 1965. King and make a public stand for civil rights. [9] Archbishop Iakovos, Fr. James Reeb, a Boston-based civil rights activist However, Iakovos was also a champion of civil and human rights who showed his support to Rev. His presence in Selma did not require endorsing every political slogan of the movement; it meant bearing witness to a truth already His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos & The Civil Rights Movement: Selma, 1965 By: Fr. Bacopoulos, and the CORR delegates . by Bill Giannopoulos Fifty years ago, on March 15, 1965, Archbishop Iakovos, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of North and South America, went to Selma, Alabama and marched beside Dr. had his walk to the courthouse to Selma, Alabama, I decided to join him because this is my time to take revenge against all those who oppress people. Watch our interview Upon arriving in Selma, the pilot opted to land his plane in a cow pasture outside of the city, as racial tensions were still quite high. A He was elected as primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America on February 14, 1959 by the Holy Synod of the Church of Archbishop Iakovos had gone to Selma in order to march alongside Dr.


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