C. Herbert Oliver
American pastor and civil rights activist (1925–2021)
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Reverend Claude Herbert Oliver (February 28, 1925 – November 30, 2021) was an American pastor and civil rights activist who was the secretary of the Birmingham Inter-Citizens Committee from 1960 to 1965.[1][2]
February 28, 1925
C. Herbert Oliver | |
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Oliver speaks at an Impeach Nixon rally at Brooklyn College, April 17, 1974 | |
| Born | Claude Herbert Oliver February 28, 1925 |
| Died | November 30, 2021 (aged 96) |
| Alma mater | Wheaton College |
| Notable work | No Flesh Shall Glory: How the Bible Destroys the Foundations of Racism |
An ordained Orthodox Presbyterian Church minister, Oliver was a graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois and Westminster Theological Seminary.[3]
After seminary Oliver spent about seven years as pastor of the Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian Church in northern Maine.[4] In 1960, he returned to Birmingham and participated in the Birmingham campaign.
Birmingham campaign
Five days after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Oliver wrote a report on Birmingham in the form of a letter, speaking about the bombing and nineteen other incidents.[5]
