11 Facts About Vincent Harding

Vincent Gordon Harding was an African-American pastor, historian, and scholar of various topics with a focus on American religion and society.

When Harding died on May 19,2014, his daughter, Rachel Elizabeth Harding, publicly eulogized him on the Veterans of Hope Project website.

Vincent Harding was born on July 25,1931, in Harlem, New York, and attended New York public schools, graduating from Morris High School in the Bronx in 1948.

Vincent Harding occasionally drafted speeches for Martin Luther King Jr.

Vincent Harding taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Spelman College, Temple University, Swarthmore College, and Pendle Hill Quaker Center for Study and Contemplation.

Vincent Harding became senior academic consultant for the PBS television series Eyes on the Prize.

Vincent Harding served as chairperson of the Veterans of Hope Project: A Center for the Study of Religion and Democratic Renewal, located at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado.

Vincent Harding taught at Iliff as Professor of Religion and Social Transformation from 1981 to 2004.

Vincent Harding was a devout Christian and believer in achieving racial and economic equality in the United States.

Vincent Harding was a Seventh-day Adventist pastor before becoming a Mennonite pastor.

In January 2005, Vincent Harding remarked at the Christian liberal arts university Goshen College:.