Difference between revisions of "Martin Deppe"
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| − | Martin Deppe was educated at Lawrence University, Appleton Wisconsin. | + | Martin Deppe was educated at Lawrence University, Appleton Wisconsin<ref>http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml</ref>. |
==MLK== | ==MLK== | ||
| − | In 1967, Deppe stood behind Dr. [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], at the signing of a covenant between the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]]’s Operation Breadbasket and the Jewel Tea Company. Having helped negotiate the agreement, Deppe was “midwife” to an event that led this major Chicago chain store to move from 4 percent to 12 percent black employment in only three years. | + | In 1967, Deppe stood behind Dr. [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], at the signing of a covenant between the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]]’s Operation Breadbasket and the Jewel Tea Company. Having helped negotiate the agreement, Deppe was “midwife” to an event that led this major Chicago chain store to move from 4 percent to 12 percent black employment in only three years<ref>http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml</ref>. |
== Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights== | == Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights== | ||
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In 1970, the Advisory Council of the then [[Communist Party USA]] front Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights consisted of [[Timuel Black]] , Rev. [[Edwin Buehrer]] , Prof. [[Carl W. Condit]], Rev. [[Martin Deppe]] , [[Joseph Engel]], [[Abe Feinglass]] , Rev. [[Gerard G. Grant]] , Very Rev. [[Samuel J. Martin]] , Rabbi [[Robert J. Marx]] , Rev. [[Jules L. Moreau]], [[Al Raby]] , Rev. [[Joseph Sattler]] , [[Jack Sullivan]].<ref>Full text of "The nationwide drive against law enforcement intelligence operations : hearing before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, first session page 151</ref>. | In 1970, the Advisory Council of the then [[Communist Party USA]] front Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights consisted of [[Timuel Black]] , Rev. [[Edwin Buehrer]] , Prof. [[Carl W. Condit]], Rev. [[Martin Deppe]] , [[Joseph Engel]], [[Abe Feinglass]] , Rev. [[Gerard G. Grant]] , Very Rev. [[Samuel J. Martin]] , Rabbi [[Robert J. Marx]] , Rev. [[Jules L. Moreau]], [[Al Raby]] , Rev. [[Joseph Sattler]] , [[Jack Sullivan]].<ref>Full text of "The nationwide drive against law enforcement intelligence operations : hearing before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, first session page 151</ref>. | ||
| − | Paris "peace" talks== | + | ==Paris "peace" talks== |
| − | In 1971, Deppe was part of a [[Clergy and Laity Concerned]] peace mission to Paris that met with the North Vietnamese delegation to the peace talks. | + | In 1971, Deppe was part of a [[Clergy and Laity Concerned]] peace mission to Paris that met with the North Vietnamese delegation to the peace talks<ref>http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml</ref>. |
==Anti War activism== | ==Anti War activism== | ||
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“''My fondest memory of Bill Coffin,''” Deppe says, “''is listening to him, in jail, leading the singing of old-favorite hymns, spirituals, and freedom songs with his booming, cheerful baritone and incredible memory. He knew the words of every verse of every hymn; after the first verse, the rest of us hummed along as he belted out the words.”'' | “''My fondest memory of Bill Coffin,''” Deppe says, “''is listening to him, in jail, leading the singing of old-favorite hymns, spirituals, and freedom songs with his booming, cheerful baritone and incredible memory. He knew the words of every verse of every hymn; after the first verse, the rest of us hummed along as he belted out the words.”'' | ||
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| + | Deppe also worked closely with Rabbi [[Abraham Heschel]]<ref>http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml</ref>. | ||
==Claude Lightfoot Reception== | ==Claude Lightfoot Reception== | ||
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[[Linda Appelhans]], [[Margaret Appelhans]], [[Arnold Becchetti]], [[Leon Beverly]], [[Richard Criley]], Reverend [[Martin Deppe]], [[Ishmael Flory]], [[Frances Gabow]], [[Ben Green]], [[Bill Hampton]], Father[[ John Hill]], Mrs. [[Christine Johnson]], [[Jack Kling]], Attorney [[Max Maiman]], [[Margaret Palmer]], [[John Pappademos]], [[Ted Pearson]], [[A. A. Rayner, Jr.]], [[Harold Rogers]], [[Norman Roth]], Attorney [[Irving Steinberg]], [[Gil Terry]], [[Robbylee Terry]], [[Charles Wilson]] and [[Sylvia Woods]]<ref>Full text of "The nationwide drive against law enforcement intelligence operations : hearing before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, first session</ref>. | [[Linda Appelhans]], [[Margaret Appelhans]], [[Arnold Becchetti]], [[Leon Beverly]], [[Richard Criley]], Reverend [[Martin Deppe]], [[Ishmael Flory]], [[Frances Gabow]], [[Ben Green]], [[Bill Hampton]], Father[[ John Hill]], Mrs. [[Christine Johnson]], [[Jack Kling]], Attorney [[Max Maiman]], [[Margaret Palmer]], [[John Pappademos]], [[Ted Pearson]], [[A. A. Rayner, Jr.]], [[Harold Rogers]], [[Norman Roth]], Attorney [[Irving Steinberg]], [[Gil Terry]], [[Robbylee Terry]], [[Charles Wilson]] and [[Sylvia Woods]]<ref>Full text of "The nationwide drive against law enforcement intelligence operations : hearing before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, first session</ref>. | ||
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| + | ==Alliance to End Repression== | ||
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| + | Deppe headed the [[Alliance to End Repression]] in its 11-year effort that culminated in a consent decree from a federal district court eliminating the Chicago Police Department’s Subversive Activities Unit, the infamous “Red Squad.” | ||
==Church activism== | ==Church activism== | ||
| − | In 1980,Deppe served on the strategy team for the Rev. [[Marjorie Matthews]] in her successful bid for election as the first woman bishop in the [[United Methodist Church]]. | + | In 1980,Deppe served on the strategy team for the Rev. [[Marjorie Matthews]] in her successful bid for election as the first woman bishop in the [[United Methodist Church]]<ref>http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml</ref>. |
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| + | As a pastor, Deppe served six United Methodist parishes in the Chicago area between his ordination in 1961 and retirement in 1999. In one instance, he built a predominately black congregation following the moving-away of some 500 white members; in another, he integrated the congregation and founded an ecumenical food pantry. A clergy colleague has said, “''He has a genius for taking churches that are not going anywhere and making them work.”'' | ||
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| + | In retirement, he is an inveterate writer of letters to the editor. As of December 2006, he had written 125 post-9/11 letters to various publications, of which 65 had been published. His wife, Peg, calls this his ''“retirement pulpit.<ref>http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml</ref>''” | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Communist Party USA]] | [[Category:Communist Party USA]] | ||
[[Category:Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights]] | [[Category:Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Clergy and Laity Concerned]] | ||
| + | [[Category:North Vietnam]] | ||
Revision as of 03:05, 26 December 2009
Rev. Martin L. Deppe
Education
Martin Deppe was educated at Lawrence University, Appleton Wisconsin[1].
MLK
In 1967, Deppe stood behind Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the signing of a covenant between the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Operation Breadbasket and the Jewel Tea Company. Having helped negotiate the agreement, Deppe was “midwife” to an event that led this major Chicago chain store to move from 4 percent to 12 percent black employment in only three years[2].
Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights
In 1970, the Advisory Council of the then Communist Party USA front Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights consisted of Timuel Black , Rev. Edwin Buehrer , Prof. Carl W. Condit, Rev. Martin Deppe , Joseph Engel, Abe Feinglass , Rev. Gerard G. Grant , Very Rev. Samuel J. Martin , Rabbi Robert J. Marx , Rev. Jules L. Moreau, Al Raby , Rev. Joseph Sattler , Jack Sullivan.[3].
Paris "peace" talks
In 1971, Deppe was part of a Clergy and Laity Concerned peace mission to Paris that met with the North Vietnamese delegation to the peace talks[4].
Anti War activism
In 1972 Rev. Martin L. Deppe , was one of 95 members of Clergy and Laity Concerned arrested during a demonstration in the Capital Rotunda in Washington DC. He was situated a few cells down from the Rev. William Sloane Coffin[5].
“My fondest memory of Bill Coffin,” Deppe says, “is listening to him, in jail, leading the singing of old-favorite hymns, spirituals, and freedom songs with his booming, cheerful baritone and incredible memory. He knew the words of every verse of every hymn; after the first verse, the rest of us hummed along as he belted out the words.”
Deppe also worked closely with Rabbi Abraham Heschel[6].
Claude Lightfoot Reception
A partial list of sponsors for a January 19, 1973 Reception in Chicago for Communist Party USA leader Claude Lightfoot included;
Linda Appelhans, Margaret Appelhans, Arnold Becchetti, Leon Beverly, Richard Criley, Reverend Martin Deppe, Ishmael Flory, Frances Gabow, Ben Green, Bill Hampton, FatherJohn Hill, Mrs. Christine Johnson, Jack Kling, Attorney Max Maiman, Margaret Palmer, John Pappademos, Ted Pearson, A. A. Rayner, Jr., Harold Rogers, Norman Roth, Attorney Irving Steinberg, Gil Terry, Robbylee Terry, Charles Wilson and Sylvia Woods[7].
Alliance to End Repression
Deppe headed the Alliance to End Repression in its 11-year effort that culminated in a consent decree from a federal district court eliminating the Chicago Police Department’s Subversive Activities Unit, the infamous “Red Squad.”
Church activism
In 1980,Deppe served on the strategy team for the Rev. Marjorie Matthews in her successful bid for election as the first woman bishop in the United Methodist Church[8].
As a pastor, Deppe served six United Methodist parishes in the Chicago area between his ordination in 1961 and retirement in 1999. In one instance, he built a predominately black congregation following the moving-away of some 500 white members; in another, he integrated the congregation and founded an ecumenical food pantry. A clergy colleague has said, “He has a genius for taking churches that are not going anywhere and making them work.”
retirement activism
In retirement, he is an inveterate writer of letters to the editor. As of December 2006, he had written 125 post-9/11 letters to various publications, of which 65 had been published. His wife, Peg, calls this his “retirement pulpit.[9]”
References
- ↑ http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml
- ↑ http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml
- ↑ Full text of "The nationwide drive against law enforcement intelligence operations : hearing before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, first session page 151
- ↑ http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml
- ↑ http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml
- ↑ http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml
- ↑ Full text of "The nationwide drive against law enforcement intelligence operations : hearing before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, first session
- ↑ http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml
- ↑ http://www.lawrence.edu/news/pubs/lt/spring07/good.shtml