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US-GCS DCL Arch Pamph-4.2
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Grinnell - Human Interest - Dewey, Robert
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Rev. Robert Dewey, pastor of the Grinnell United Church of Christ, wrote a piece in the GHR about his experience attending the March on Washington in March 1963.
Rev. Dewey, along with seven participants from the United Church of Christ of Iowa, were present for Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. He encouraged Grinnell readers to support the upcoming Civil Rights legislation before congress.
Keywords: Racial justice, Civil Rights, protest, local church action,