Race as a Sectional Issue
“Those of us who went to Mississippi felt certain that we were doing the right thing, that we were part of an historic movement of liberation. We had no patience with the feelings of local Episcopalians. You were either with us or against us. You were either a good guy or a bad guy. Looking back on it, despite the righteousness of the cause and the permanent liberating effect it had on race relations in the South, I realize that we were self-righteous, and I can well understand the feelings of moderates like Jack Allin. Over the years he had been trying to change attitudes in a peaceful way and at the same time preserve the life of the Church.” 14
-Paul Moore, Take A Bishop Like Me, 1979
Delta Ministry pamphlet advertising “Freedom City” as a way for disenfranchised plantation workers to build a better life for themselves and their families, 1965. The Delta Ministry, led by Episcopal Bishop Paul Moore was a national response to the racial unrest in Mississippi. Allin, however, believed that a local approach to the problem was a better solution. The two men would be at odds through the tumultuous times of the 1960s.