Elvira's Faith - Coleman, Reverend Walter L
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The story of Elvira Arellano, an undocumented mother who took sanctuary in a Chicago church in order to stay with her U.S. -citizen son-. Elvira's spark for the basic human right of families to stay together became a prairie fire for immigration reform and the civil rights of over 11 million people. 12 photos, map, timeline, primary sources.

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The story of Elvira Arellano, an undocumented mother who took sanctuary in a Chicago church in order to stay with her U.S. -citizen son-. Elvira's spark for the basic human right of families to stay together became a prairie fire for immigration reform and the civil rights of over 11 million people. 12 photos, map, timeline, primary sources.
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Rev. Walter Coleman spent fifty years in the struggle in Chicago-from the anti-war and Civil Rights movements of the 1960s, to the Rainbow -coalition -organized by the Black Panther Party, to the -historic election of Mayor Harold Washington. He served as Pastor of Adalberto United Methodist Church during Elvira's time in sanctuary and worked as an aide to Congressman Luis Gutierrez for ten years. He is married to the current pastor of Lincoln United Methodist Church, Rev. Emma Lozano, who continues to lead the ministry for the -undocumented. He holds a Masters of -Divinity degree from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary.