Interview with Arthur Walls, December 4, 1978

Partial Transcript: -- is Edwards Owens. I'm working for a history professor at the University of Kentucky, Dr. George Wright, on his oral history project, The Black Church in Kentucky.

Segment Synopsis: Walls discusses his personal background and how the Broadway Temple AME Zion Church was founded.

Keywords: Bishop Singleton T. Jones; Broadway Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; Caldwell family; Chestnut Street; Church members; Clement family; David Knight; Fifteenth Street; Founders; Land ownership; Louisville (Ky.); Mother church; Reverend Felix Anderson; Reverend George Clement; Reverend Herman Anderson; Reverend Holiday; Reverend John H. Miller; Reverend Raymond Luther Jones; Reverend William Jacob Walls

Subjects: African American Christians; African American churches--Kentucky; African American clergy; African American families; Louisville (Ky.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Partial Transcript: What activities was the church involved in years ago?

Segment Synopsis: Walls discusses the activities the church has in place. He describes the church's involvement in the local community. He also describes the role of the minister in the Black church.

Keywords: Black community; Community engagement; Food programs; Leadership; Limitations; Minister; Political protests; School integration; Segregation; Social action

Subjects: African American clergy; African American leadership; African Americans--Politics and government; African Americans--Religion; Race relations--Kentucky; School integration--Kentucky--Louisville; Segregation--Kentucky--Louisville

Partial Transcript: How have ministers changed over the years?

Segment Synopsis: Walls discusses how ministers have changed over the years. He also speaks on his time as pastor at the church. He describes the church's involvement in politics, and the relationship between Black and White churches in Louisville, Kentucky.

Keywords: Baptists; Black churches; Church members; Civil rights movement; Community; Congregation; Fellowship; Integration; Leadership; Methodists; Ministers; Organizational structure; Protests; Recruitment; Religious denominations; Social action; White churches; Young people

Subjects: African American clergy; African American leadership; African Americans--Politics and government; Busing for school integration; Civil rights demonstrations--United States; Civil rights movement; Race relations--Kentucky; School integration

Partial Transcript: Is the church still involved in educational and political concerns?

Segment Synopsis: Walls discusses the ways in which AME churches support higher education and political involvement.

Keywords: African Methodist Episcopal Zion churches; Black community; Clinton College; Livingstone College; Lomax-Hannon Junior College; Scholarships; Support

Subjects: African American churches; African American college students; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Politics and government; Education, Higher--United States; Student aid

Partial Transcript: I guess maybe churches, uh--well, they do it individually.

Segment Synopsis: Walls discusses the ways in which the church has responded to some of the issues affecting the Black community. He also describes what he believes are the strengths and weaknesses of the church.

Keywords: AME Zion connection; Church members; Church membership; Community involvement; Daycare programs; Facilities; Hot lunch programs; Housing; Organizational structure; Recreational programs; Recruitment; Religious denominations

Subjects: African American Christians; African American churches--Kentucky; African Americans--Religion; Community work