Union Temple Baptist Church Unifest Rally Against Drugs and Violence

 
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MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 REMARKS BY MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. AT THE UNIFEST RALLY AGAINST DRUGS AND VIOLENCE SPONSORED BY UNION TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH KETCHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND 15TH STREET BETWEEN U AND V STREETS, S-E- SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1988 - 12:00 NOON REVEREND WILSON, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CONGRESSMAN FAUNTROY, REVEREND CLERGY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY GOOD AFTERNOON AND HOW DELIGHTED I AM TO PARTICIPATE IN UNIFEST. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, I MET WITH A GROUP OF LOCAL PASTORS WHO TOLD ME THAT THE CHURCHES HAD TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE WAR ON DRUGS. SINCE THEN NUMEROUS CONGREGATIONS HAVE HELD PRAYER VIGILS AND