Civil Rights Religious Ceremonies

Images document ceremonies from the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, symbolizing a pivotal site in the civil rights movement, featuring engaged audiences and speakers.

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales with Reverend Arthur Price, Jr., Pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, and Secretary Gale Norton, front to back, meeting with dignitaries assembled for ceremonies designating the Church as a National Historic Landmark
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales with Reverend Arthur Price, Jr., Pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, and Secretary Gale Norton, front to back, meeting with dignitaries assembled for ceremonies designating the Church as a National Historic Landmark
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HH Penor Rinpoche, Tibetan-born Supreme Head of Nyingmapa Buddhism, presides over Amitabha Empowerment at Meditation Mount in Ojai, CA
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Visit of delegates of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) Convention, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks to delegates of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) Convention. President of the IFCU and Rector of the Catholic University of America, Bishop William J. McDonald, stands left of President Kennedy. Also accompanying the group: Rector of the University of Louvain (Belgium), Bishop Honoré Van Waeyenbergh; President of the Catholic University (Taiwan), Archbishop Paul Yü Pin; Chancellor of the Catholic University of Pelotas (Brazil), Bishop Antônio Zattera. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Tour leader lectures to group on visit to St. George's Byzantine Church in Madaba, Jordan of the mosiac tile floor in the sancturary which is the oldest known map of the Holy Land. (MR)
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National Park Service Deputy Director, Don Murphy, speaking at ceremonies marking the designation of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key meeting place during the civil rights movement and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark
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Sgt. Antoinette Wolliston with the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office provided narration during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon on May 26, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber gave a presentation as guest speakers for the event. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. Were several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.
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Dedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, with Secretary Gale Norton, tribal representatives, and other political dignitaries participating
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RADM Alan Reyes, Deputy Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command and Mayor Robert Bobby Dyer of Virginia Beach, applaud as service members are recognized during an unveiling and dedication of a Virginia Historical Marker honoring Filipino Sailors in the U.S. Navy on May 28, 2022. The event occurred at the Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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U.S. Navy Chaplain (Capt.) Chris Hester holds the Passover Seder plate containing symbolic foods eaten or displayed during the Jewish Passover Model Seder at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) on March 23 to celebrate the beginning of Passover, which starts at sundown on April 5.The Seder, a festive meal celebrated by Jews around the world led by Rabbi Brown and Cantor Arianne Brown, included blessings, rituals, commentaries, and songs, where Rabbi Brown led attendees through the Haggadah. the holy book used during the Seder to recount the Israelites exodus from Egypt. Attendees enjoyed food and music while also sharing what freedom meant to them, and how thankful they were to build community.(Photographs by Harvey A. Duze, Office of Command Communications, WRNMMC)
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremony, at Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts, marking the announcement of a Save America's Treasures Historic Preservation grant for the Church
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Inter-Religious Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 18, 2020.
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Guest speaker, Don Coleman, tells his story to those gathered for the National Prayer Breakfast at the Lee Club, Thursday, Feb. 02, 2023. (Photo/Ericka Gillespie)
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Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest
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Ceremony, attended by Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, fourth from left behind podium, and Secretary Gale Norton, fifth from left behind podium, atOld North Church in Boston, marking the announcement of a Save America's Treasures Historic Preservation grant for the Church
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Civilians invited to the Spirit Chapel for discussions on the Extend the Bench program engage in conversation at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 28, 2022. Moving forward those participating in Extend the Bench will meet for quarterly training to prepare them to perform spiritual triage by the guidelines the military requires, of which they might not be familiar with.
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest
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HEZEKIAH WALKER in THE GOSPEL (2005), directed by ROB HARDY.
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Ceremony 20th anniversary of the consecration of the New Synagogue Dresden
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Events at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 17, 2019.
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest
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Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremony, at Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts, marking the announcement of a Save America's Treasures Historic Preservation grant for the Church
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German CDU politician Franziska Weidinger Minister of Justice in Saxony-Anhalt at the festival concert Jüdische Kulturtage Sachsen-Anhalt am 23.05.2022 in Johanneskirche Magdeburg, German CDU politician Franziska Weidinger Minister of Justice in Saxony-Anhalt at the festival concert of the Jewish Culture Days Saxony-Anhalt on May 23rd 2022 in St.John's Church Magdeburg
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U.S. State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus delivers remarks at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom held at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 17, 2019.
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Russia, Golden Ring city of Uglich. Male choir called The Ark (aka Kovcheg). (Editorial Usage Only)
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Happy minister holding the Bible and preaching a message of love.
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Participants network at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom held at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 16-18, 2019.
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers a speech on �Moral Witness and Religious Freedom� at the Holy See Symposium on Advancing and Defending Religious Freedom through Diplomacy, in Rome, Italy on September 30, 2020.
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Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaking at ceremony, at Old North Church in Boston, marking the announcement of a Save America's Treasures Historic Preservation grant for the Church
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with attendees of the University of Notre Dame's 164th commencement, May 17, 2009.
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Sonja Hodge, Koorie Heritage Trust, with aboriginal totem by artist Sandy Atkinson, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Vice President Kamala Harris swears-in Merrick Garland as U.S. Attorney General Thursday, March 11, 2021, at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Lynn Garland holds the menorah.
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Events at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 16-18, 2019.
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CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Chaplain Douglas Swift and Rabbi Amar conduct a Seder on Camp Arifjan April 15, 2022. The Seder is a ritual performed by a community or by multiple generations of a family, involving a retelling of the story of the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.
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Secretary Gale Norton with Tex Hall, Chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, unfurling gift from the Hall-led Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation during events marking debut of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial traveling exhibit, Corps of Discovery II, at Monticello, Virginia
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2.Cathedral preacher Jörg Uhle-Wettler at the ceremony for the presentation of the AMEMUS bell on 30/10/2022 in Magdeburg Cathedral, 2.Cathedral preacher Jörg Uhle-Wettler at the ceremony for the presentation of the AMEMUS bell on 10/30/2022 magdeburg cathedral
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Film Eyewitness, Survivor Eyewitness, Permanent Exhibition, Museum of the History of the Holocaust, Yad Vashem Memorial, Jerusalem, Israel, Asia
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2.Cathedral preacher Jörg Uhle-Wettler at the ceremony for the presentation of the AMEMUS bell on 30/10/2022 in Magdeburg Cathedral, 2.Cathedral preacher Jörg Uhle-Wettler at the ceremony for the presentation of the AMEMUS bell on 10/30/2022 magdeburg cathedral
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Events at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 16-18, 2019.
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Sister Karoline Mayer, founder of the Fundacion Cristo Vive, Santiago de Chile, Chile, South America
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WARSAW, Poland - U.S. Army V Corps Chaplain Col. Benjamin Sprouse holds a Torah Scroll dedicated to the Ukrainian Army after the signing ceremony was completed, Nov. 29, 2022, Warsaw, Poland. Jewish Chaplains alongside distinguished guests, refugees from Ukraine and U.S. ally partner nations attended the event to support the Ukrainian Chaplaincys religious support efforts.
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Superintendent Stephan Hoenen vom Evangelischen Kirchenkreis Magdeburg bei einer Veranstaltung am Mahnmal Magda am 27.01.2025 in Magdeburg *** Superintendent Stephan Hoen from Protestant Church district Magdeburg at a Event on Memorial Magda on 27 01 2025 in Magdeburg 1089915594
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Fort Myers, FL, USA--10/30/22--A FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance team member talks to parishioners at Jesus the Worker Catholic Church after mass on Sunday.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA