Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Jean, Elbert B., Rev.
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Jean, Elbert B., Rev., 1925-2014
Other form(s) of name
- Rev. Elbert B. Jean
- Rev. Elbert Jean
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1925-2014
History
The Rev. Elbert Jean was a member of the Committee of Southern Churchmen and a friend of Will Campbell. He recommends that Merton collaborate with the group. He was an advocate for the poor and worked in support of the Civil Rights Movement for African Americans. Rev. Jean wrote to Merton from Franklin, Tennessee.