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Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., Riverside Church (New York, N.Y.), King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Young, Andrew, 1932-, Hollingsworth, Marion., Wright, Bruce, 1917-2005., Thomas, George., Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006., Lowe, Edward., Lorick, Benjamin., Laubach, Eugene., Britton, Ruth.Topics:Memorial service.Geographic subjects:New York (N.Y.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149181
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Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., Riverside Church (New York, N.Y.), King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Young, Andrew, 1932-, Wright, Bruce, 1917-2005., Thomas, George., Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006., Laubach, Eugene., Hollingsworth, Marion., Britton, Ruth.Topics:Memorial service.Geographic subjects:New York (N.Y.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149055
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Description:At the end of a service marking the twelfth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the congregation of New York's Riverside Church, was led in singing "We Shall Overcome," by participants including, from left: Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young; Ms. Marion Hollingsworth, chairperson of the commemorative service; New York Judge Bruce Wright; the Rev. George Thomas, minister of outreach and institutional relations of Riverside Church; the church's pastor, Dr. William Sloane Coffin, Jr.; Dr. Edward Lowe and Benjamin Lorick, both black Christian caucus leaders of the congregation and the Rev. Dr. Eugene Laubach, the church's coordinating minister.Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., Riverside Church (New York, N.Y.), King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Young, Andrew, 1932-, Hollingsworth, Marion., Wright, Bruce, 1917-2005., Thomas, George., Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006., Lowe, Edward., Lorick, Benjamin., Laubach, Eugene.Topics:Memorial service.Geographic subjects:New York (N.Y.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:148412