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Washington's 'Church of Presidents' etched in history again

by Associated Press
| July 9, 2020 4:06 AM

The Rev. John C. Harper had been rector at the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church for less than a year when the 1963 March on Washington began taking shape. A lay leader in the congregation urged him to steer clear of it — but instead he embraced it.

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