";s:4:"text";s:3905:" Page On November 17, 1937, Rev. Border’s legacy continued to be recognized in his community and abroad. Borders began a weekly broadcast that grew to eventually become the second highest rated radio broadcast in Atlanta, Ga. With his audience growing all across with a strong spirit of activism towards equality Rev.
He furthered his higher education and received his Masters at Northwestern Seminary. Dr. William Holmes Borders and five other protesters were arrested for violating bus segregation. He was recognized for his talents early on and gained a positive reputation for his “promptness” and “attentiveness” at sermons. Borders was conferred his Doctor of Divinity from Morris Brown College and Gammon Theological Seminary of Atlanta, GA and Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina.Coming from 3 generations of preachers, it would seem that it was Rev. His son was Dr. William H. Borders Jr. who sadly passed away in 2003. at Garrett Theological Seminary. William Holmes Borders. Dr. William Holmes Border utilized his platform to help African-Americans wherever he best could. Most notably, on January 10, 1957, near the beginning of Civil Rights era, Rev. In less than 25-years, Rev.
Rev. William Borders increased the church’s membership by 1,191 by organizing 29-auxiliaries and increasing morning worship attendance from 700-3,000. Jesse Jackson during the Civil Rights era. Borders also served on many local organizations, many of which as the chairman, including the Chairman of the Wheatley Branch of Y.M.C.A, in which he was able to raise $50,000 in funding.Rev. Borders’ work at Wheat Street Baptist Church spanned not only in Atlanta, or even in the United States. Dr. William Holmes Borders & the Borders Familye wanted to recognize one of our honorees, Rev. I Am Somebody poem by Ashley Lynch. Jesse Jackson during the Civil Rights era. Ethel Mack performs original poem "I Am Somebody" - YouTube These attributes eventually led Rev. Later Rev. In 1954, Ebony Magazine recognized him as one of the top ten best black preachers in America. In 1944, during the height of the WWII, Rev. From very early on he had strong values in the importance of education. Wanting to give financial assistance to his congregation, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His legacy and the Borders family legacy will have a global impact for generations to come.Rev. is a poem written in the 1950s by Reverend William Holmes Borders, Sr. (1905-1993), Senior Pastor at Wheat Street Baptist Church and civil rights activist in Atlanta where he campaigned for civil rights and distinguished himself as a charismatic spokesperson for the city's poor and dispossessed. Dr. William Holmes Borders ambitions and passion would not be confined within the walls of Wheat Street Baptist Church. He was named “Man of the Year” by American Front Magazine and Omega Psi Phi named him “Atlanta Citizen of the Year”.Rev. Borders raised over $11,000 in community fundraising to go to cover their funeral expenses. After graduating from Central City High School, he received his A.B. Clipping found in The Pittsburgh Courier in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Feb 20, 1943. Ive been weak all my lifeIve been beaten all my lifeIve been humiliated all my life .
Borders accepted the pastorate at Wheat Street Baptist Church, a role that he would lead for over 50-years prior to his retirement.Despite the harsh economic times following the era of the Great Depression, Rev. Furthermore, in only a decade’s time, he doubled the assessed property value of Wheat Street Baptist Church from $250K to $500K (app. It grew to have over $1.7M in assets.