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In 1966, Lutheran Film Associates did something surprising. They commissioned and publicly released\u00a0<\/span>A Time for Burning<\/a><\/i>,\u00a0a documentary film that laid bare the harsh reality that racism was alive and well within\u00a0<\/span>Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska<\/a>. The film, directed by Bill Jersey and Barbara Connell, documented the efforts by Augustana\u2019s new pastor Bill Youngdahl to get his all-white congregation to reach out to neighboring black churchgoers in the interest of racial reconciliation and integration.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>

<\/span><\/span>The cameras rolled as leaders within Augustana discussed the pros and cons of launching a voluntary \u201ccouples exchange\u201d program, in which white Lutheran families would have dinner with black Lutheran and Presbyterian families (spoiler alert: the cons outweighed the pros). The cameras also captured Youngdahl\u2019s attempts to reach out to Omaha\u2019s black community, and grabbed footage of a number of lively discussions between African American teenagers, Youngdahl\u2019s reluctant congregants, Omaha\u2019s mayor, and more. The film was widely praised at the time of its release, receiving an Academy Award nomination in 1967 for Best Documentary Feature. Nearly fifty years later the movie is still intensely fascinating. This is a film that should be seriously considered for use in any class that covers the Civil Rights Movement.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>

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