Category Archives: Religion/Spirituality
Rev. Joseph Lowery Delivers Benediction at Inauguration
In 1955, he helped lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Two years later, he and Martin Luther King founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In 1965, Rev. Lowery led the march from Selma to Montgomery. At Tuesday
’s inauguration he began the benediction with the opening lines of the Negro National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.â€
Complete text follows.
Continue reading “Rev. Joseph Lowery Delivers Benediction at Inauguration” »
Thanksgiving: A National Day of Mourning for Indians
Every year since 1970, United American Indians of New England have organized the National Day of Mourning observance in Plymouth at noon on Thanksgiving Day. Every year, hundreds of Native people and our supporters from all four directions join us. Every year, including this year, Native people from throughout the Americas will speak the truth about our history and about current issues and struggles we are involved in.