Description:
Washington, D.C.--Churchmen were prominent among the 50,000 who gathered in
the nation's Capital on June 19 to participate in the Solidarity Day march of
the Poor People's Campaign. Representatives of the Synod of Virginia of the
Presbyterian Church U.S. (Southern) leave the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church where a prayer service for the Campaign was held before the rally. As
a denomination, the Presbyterian, U.S. Church had rejected endorsement of
Solidarity Day.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Synod of Virginia., New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.), Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Poor People's Campaign., African Americans--Civil rights--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7239