Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist John Archibald will discuss his new book Shaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolution in a live, online event April 15.Coastal Point ⢠Submitted
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist John Archibald will discuss his new book âShaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolutionâ in a live, online event April 15, presented by the Lewes Public Library, Browseabout Books and CAMP Rehoboth.
Archibald grew up in the American South in the 1960s, son of a long line of Methodist preachers, in the midst of the civil rights revolution. He had seen his father, the Rev. Robert L. Archibald Jr., as a moral authority, a moderating force during the racial turbulence of the â60s, a loving and dependable parent, and a man many Alabamians came to see as a saint. But, was that enough? Archibaldâs complex journey into his past reveals the conspirac
April 12, 2021
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CAMP Rehoboth co-founder Murray Archibald will join in a conversation with his brother John Archibald about John’s new book “Shaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolution.” SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist John Archibald will discuss his new book “Shaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolution” in a live, online event at 5 p.m., Thursday, April 15, presented by the Lewes Public Library, Browseabout Books and CAMP Rehoboth.
Coming of a long line of Methodist preachers, Archibald grew up in the American South in the 1960s in the midst of the civil rights revolution. He had seen his father, the Rev. Robert L. Archibald Jr., as a moral authority, a moderating force during the racial turbulence of the ’60s, a loving and dependable parent, and a man many Alabamians came to see as a saint. But was that enough? Arc
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In the 1960s, Alabama was the epicenter of the civil rights movement. A new book written by John Archibald, Pulitzer Prize winner and brother of CAMP Rehoboth co-founder Murray Archibald, explores that movement through the voice of their Methodist preacher father, the Rev. Robert L. Archibald Jr.
The recently published “Shaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolution” takes the church to task for muzzling preachers who believed in equal rights at a time when those clergy members were looked to as a community’s moral authority. Using Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” as a reference point, the book explores how the letter wasn’t a call to action for Black people, but instead to white people, who were too careful and cautious during the movement.
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With more than 90 years of content contributions among them, Murray Archibald, Fay Jacobs and Tony Burns are stepping away from Letters, CAMP Rehoboth’s news publication.
Letters has been documenting and telling the stories of LBGTQ life in Rehoboth Beach for 30 years. For almost that entire time, the trio of Archibald, Jacobs and Burns has been contributing content – Archibald did a lot of everything, including his column CAMP Matters; Jacobs had her column CAMPOut, was features editor for nearly two decades and was the editor for the past few years; and Burns’ CAMPShots might have been the most looked-over pages of any edition.
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For decades, long before it was commonplace, Rehoboth Beach’s Poodle Beach has been an oceanside destination for the LGBTQ community looking for a fun – and safe – place to enjoy the summer sun. It appears that history will soon be recognized with a Delaware Public Archives historical marker.
Rehoboth resident Frank Cooper submitted an application to the state requesting the marker in late June. During a city commissioners meeting Dec. 18, he announced the state had given preliminary approval.
After the meeting, in an email Dec. 23, Cooper said he and some other individuals have been trying for years to figure out a way to commemorate and honor the interesting history of Poodle Beach.