Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers a speech on the church's role in the Civil Rights Movement on July 6, 1965, at the Fifth General Synod of the United Church of Christ held in Chicago, Illinois, July 1-7, 1965. This speech marked the first time King used the phrase "we shall overcome."
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1965, July 6, 1965, July 6, 1965
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United Church of Christ. General Synod., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Religious News Service--Archives.