History. 50th Anniversary Historical Documents. Unitarian Universalist History. Magnify Image Renowned folk singer and activist Pete Seeger (1919-2014) is a longtime Unitarian Universalist.
Seeger's songs include Where Have All the Flowers Gone? And Turn! Turn! Turn! History. Unitarian History. Magnify Image Unitarian author Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) wrote Little Women and other works.
Magnify Image An undated picture from Savannah, Georgia highlights James Pierpont, author of 'Jingle-Bells' and the son of AUA co-founder, John Pierpont Sr. Universalist History. Magnify Image Joseph Fletcher Jordan (1863-1929) was the third African American to be ordained by the Universalist Church of America.
Jordan ministered to a congregation in Suffolk, VA, and ran a school for African American children. Magnify Image Universalist Olympia Brown (1835 – 1926) was the first woman ordained in the United States with full denominational authority. Magnify Image Minister and writer Hosea Ballou (1771 – 1852) was instrumental in the development of Universalist theology in America. Know Your History! Unitarian Universalism and Race.
UU Historiography. A Southern "Universalist Church" History.