Description:
New York--A peaceful pre-Independence Day demonstration for racial equality
was held by some 500 clergymen and members of the United Presbyterian Church
in the U.S.A. The placard-carrying demonstrators marched for 45 minutes in a
City Hall Plaza area, then heard addresses by Mayor Robert F. Wagner, center,
and Dr. W. Eugene Houston, left, a Harlem pastor who heads the presbytery's
new commission on religion and race. The Mayor called for enactment of
President Kennedy's civil rights proposals and pledged continuing efforts
toward greater racial equality in New York City. Dr. Houston warned against
the city "dragging its feet"on integration and called for acceleration of
school desegregation.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand),, 1910-1991.
Topics:
Civil rights demonstrations--New York (State)--New York--20th century., Civil rights--Religious aspects--20th century., Civil rights--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6993
