Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-30952 CIVIL RIGHTS PRAYER VIGIL WASHINGTON,
D.C. -- Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish theology students stand at the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., where, they said, they planned to
continue a silent prayer vigil for civil rights until the pending legislation
is made law. From left to right are Steve Geckeler of Union Theological
Seminary, New York; Bob Ekhaml of Paulist Fathers Seminary in Washington, H.
Richard Lewis of the Jewish Institute of Religion, New York; Evelyn Bain of
New York’s Union Seminary, and Sheldon Lewis of Jewish Theological
Seminary, New York. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO
(W-NY-4E-64-NBM)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Lewis, H. Richard., Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)--Students., Geckeler, Steve., Ekhaml, Bob., Paulist Fathers Seminary (Washington, D.C.)--Students., Jewish Institute of Religion (New York, N.Y.), Bain, Evelyn., Jewish Theological Seminary of America--Students., Lewis, Sheldon, 1941-
Topics:
Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects--Judaism., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Prayer--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348436