The Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC) is a convention of African-American Baptists emphasizing civil rights and social justice. The term refers specifically to black African ancestry; not, for example, to European colonial or Caucasoid North Africa ancestry, such as Maghreb Berber or European South African ancestry. ... A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ...

The Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. was formed at Cincinnati, Ohio in 1961, a division of the older National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. (NBCUSA). After the 1954 Supreme Court ruling concerning desegregation, the NBCUSA followed a policy of official detachment from the civil rights movement. The desire of some members for the Convention's full support of the movement was an impetus of discontent. Other disagreements concerned the election of officers and the length of the Convention president's term. The old Convention was unwilling to limit the tenure of officers, and did not fully support the program and methods of Dr. Martin Luther King and others in the civil rights movement. The limited tenure was also related to the civil rights issue in that Dr. King supported the removal of the then president, Rev. Joseph H. Jackson. King's support for and nomination of Gardner Taylor as president of the NBCUSA was defeated at the 1961 Convention, leading to the call for the formation of a new convention. 33 delegates from 14 states gathered at Zion Baptist Church in Cincinnati to discuss the issue. The vote to organize passed by one vote. L. Venchael Booth, pastor of Zion Baptist in Cincinnati, was the unheralded founder of the movement. Nickname: The Queen City Location in Hamilton County, Ohio Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Hamilton Founded 1788 Incorporated 1819 Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Area    - City 206. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be challenged. ... Desegregation is the process of ending racial segregation, most commonly used in reference to the United States. ... The civil rights movement in the United States has been a long, primarily nonviolent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all citizens of United States. ... Martin Luther King redirects here. ...

The PNBC has followed a path of political activism, supporting groups such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and methods such as affirmative action. Famous civil rights leaders who were members of the PNBC include Martin Luther King, Benjamin Mays, Ralph David Abernathy, and Gardner C. Taylor. The Convention bills the progressive concept as "fellowship, progress, and peace." The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr, Ph. ... Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays ( August 1, 1894 (?) – March 28, 1984) was an African-American minister, educator, scholar, social activist and the president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. ... Ralph Abernathy at National Press Club luncheon. ...

Sessions of the Convention are held annually in August. Headquarters are in Washington, D.C.. The PBNC has partnered with the predominantly white American Baptist Churches in the USA since 1970 and is a member of the National Council of Churches and the Baptist World Alliance. In 1995, one study asserted the Convention had 741 affiliated churches, while another claimed they had over 2,500,000 members in 2000 churches. A number of the churches are dually aligned with the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... The American Baptist Churches in the USA (ABCUSA) is a group of Baptist churches within the United States; headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (usually identified as National Council of Churches, or NCC) is a religious organization currently (2006) consisting of 35 Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, African-American and historic peace Christian denominations in the United States, and is widely regarded as a leading... The Baptist World Alliance was formed in 1905 at Exeter Hall in London, England during the first Baptist World Congress. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The PNBC is also one of the more liberal Baptist denominations in the United States. It ordains women, a practice which is rejected by a majority of Baptist groups, stemming back to the strong fundamentalist beliefs of the Baptist denomination. A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church. ...

External link

• Progressive National Baptist Convention - official Web Site

Sources

• A Call to Greatness: The Story of the Founding of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, by William Booth, ISBN 1-55618-196-5
• Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr., ISBN 0-8054-1076-7
• Dictionary of Baptists in America, Bill J. Leonard, editor, ISBN 0-8308-1447-7
• Handbook of Denominations, by Frank S. Mead, Samuel S. Hill, & Craig D. Atwood, ISBN 0-687-06983-1
• Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, National Council of Churches