This Day in Unitarian Universalist History March 9

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1854 – American Unitarian Association president Samuel Kirkland Lothrop addressed a gathering at AUA headquarters about the advantages of planned book publishing, thereby setting in motion the precursor of Beacon Press. Read about the history of Beacon Press in a biography of publisher Melvin Arnold.

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This Day in Unitarian Universalist History March 8

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1841 – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was born in Boston. He was an ardent abolitionist in the Civil War, in which he served and was wounded three times. Holmes became Weld Professor of Law at Harvard but soon after resigned to take an appointment to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, where he became chief justice. Then, as associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, he was named The Great Dissenter. He was an active layman in the First Parish of Cambridge, Massachusetts (Unitarian). Read more about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism

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This Day in Unitarian Universalist History March 7

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1965 – 600 civil rights marchers who set out from Selma, Alabama, on their way to Montgomery to urge passage of the Voting Rights Act, were attacked at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. “Bloody Sunday” led Martin Luther King to call on clergy of all faiths to join him; more than 125 Unitarian Universalist ministers answered the call. Three people were killed: James Reeb, a Unitarian Universalist minister; Jimmie Lee Jackson, an African-American church deacon, and Viola Liuzzo, a Unitarian Universalist layperson from Detroit.

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This Day in Unitarian Universalist History March 6

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1582 The debate between Simon Budny and the Catholics began at the Synod of Iwie in Poland. His view was that Jesus was born naturally and was not an appropriate object of worship. Budny translated the entire Bible from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin into Polish (1572). He gained a large following despite being denounced and excommunicated.

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This Day in Unitarian Universalist History March 5

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1853 – Arthur Foote was born. Arthur studied music at Harvard University and served as organist at Church of the Disciples and organist and choirmaster at First Church in Boston. He composed chamber music, art songs, and choral music, as well as anthems, cantatas, and organ pieces for church use. Read more about Arthur Foote. at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism

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This Day in Unitarian Universalist History March 4

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1864 – Thomas Starr King, a Unitarian minister and missionary on the West Coast, died at age 39 of diphtheria. Born the son of a Universalist minister in New York City, King settled as minister of the First Church in San Francisco and made evangelizing tours up and down the West Coast. A strong abolitionist, King also used these trips to lead the fight to keep California in the Union during the Civil War. Read more about Thomas Starr King at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism.

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This Day in Unitarian Universalist History March 30

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1850 – John Calhoun, who served as U.S. secretary of war and secretary of state, died at age 68. He was a charter member of All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C. Born in South Carolina, he was appointed secretary of war by James Monroe and was twice elected vice president, first under fellow Unitarian John Quincy Adams and then Andrew Jackson. In 1859 he pressed for, and President Millard Fillmore signed, the Fugitive Slave Law. Calhoun wrote The Philosophy of Government. Read more about John Calhoun at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism.

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This Day in Unitarian Universalist History March 20

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1834 – Charles W. Eliot was born in Boston. Both his father and uncle were mayors of Boston. He became president of Harvard University, expanding and upgrading the professional schools. Eliot was a member of the First Parish in Cambridge. His son, Unitarian minister Samuel Atkins Eliot, became the first president of the American Unitarian Association to hold wide executive powers. Read more about Charles W. Eliot. at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism

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