Rosemarie Freeney Harding (1930–2004) was an organizer, teacher, social worker, and cofounder of Mennonite House, an early integrated community center in Atlanta. She also cofounded the Veterans of Hope Project at the Iliff School of Theology.
Rachel Elizabeth Harding, daughter of Rosemarie Freeney Harding and Vincent Harding, is Assistant Professor of Indigenous Spiritual Traditions in the Ethnic Studies Department at the University of Colorado, Denver, and author of
Rosemarie Freeney Harding (1930–2004) was an organizer, teacher, social worker, and cofounder of Mennonite House, an early integrated community center in Atlanta. She also cofounded the Veterans of Hope Project at the Iliff School of Theology.
Rachel Elizabeth Harding, daughter of Rosemarie Freeney Harding and Vincent Harding, is Assistant Professor of Indigenous Spiritual Traditions in the Ethnic Studies Department at the University of Colorado, Denver, and author of
Spirit and Struggle: The Mysticism of the Movement
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Published:April 2015
In this chapter, Rosemarie reflects on the spirit of inclusion and community that existed at the heart of the movement, and how that spirit was recognized and emulated by many other freedom struggles around the world. The chapter also discusses the difficulties and struggles movement activists faced, and tells the story of a particular experience in El Salvador when Rosemarie was harassed by the military and suspected that one of her meals was poisoned.
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