Media Fellowship House Explained

The Media Fellowship House is a non-partisan interracial and interfaith organization in Media, Pennsylvania. The house has been used to hold programs for children and senior citizens and to host civics groups and civil rights activities.[1] [2]

History

The idea for the Fellowship House began when two white women, Dorothy James and Julia Fowler, witnessed a waitress in a restaurant refuse service to three African Americans, Marie Whitaker and her daughter and Edna Best.[3] [4] All of the women left the restaurant together and ate in another place.[5] James and Fowler decided to create an interracial fellowship. They founded the house in 1944[6] in a room over a two-car garage.[7] They used the room until 1953, when they obtained a new, larger building. In 1955, a new wing was built using money from the memorial fund for Ellen Starr Brinton.

The Fellowship House almost disbanded in 1970, but its board chose to continue its mission.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tolerance Fostered at Fellowship House. Huff. Clare. 4 April 1965. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 22 August 2017. Newspapers.com.
  2. April 1970. Freedom News. The Crisis. 77. 4. 165.
  3. News: Media Fellowship House marks 70th Anniversary with '60 Minutes' Anchor Bill Whitaker. Serbin. Susan L.. 28 October 2014. Delco News Network. 2017-08-22. en.
  4. News: Media Fellowship House -- An Experiment in Human Relations. 25 April 1959. Delaware County Daily Times. 22 August 2017. Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Talk Philly: Media Fellowship House. 14 October 2014. CBS Philly. video. 22 August 2017.
  6. News: Racial Incident Spawns Unique Institution. Grasberger. Sara M.. 26 November 1964. Delaware County Daily Times. 22 August 2017. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Media Fellowship House Builds Tolerant Climate. Huff. Claire. 4 April 1965. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 22 August 2017. Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Fellowship House Will Remain Open Despite Proposals to Disband. 30 April 1970. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 22 August 2017. Newspapers.com.

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