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Mississippi celebrity humorist, Jerry Clower, talks about
his relationship with Allin.

Bishop Mitchell's birthday greeting announcing Allin's canonical eligibility for ordination to the priesthood. Being admitted to an exclusive, all-male order was a privileged position not lost on either Bland Mitchell or Jack Allin.

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…

During Allin's tenure as Presiding Bishop he reestablished the "Black Desk" as the Episcopal Commission for Black Ministries, giving black clergy jobs at the national level that his predecessor Hines had overlooked.

Red, white and blue linen banner advertising "The Bishop Is Coming!"

“Quiet and orderly.” 1961 Vicksburg Evening Post clipping details clergy arrests and Allin's response to a clergy group visiting All Saints’ College for the purpose of studying segregation.

Grace Episcopal Church, Monroe, LA, where Allin served as rector from 1952-1958.