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National Cathedral unveils new windows with racial justice theme

The cathedral had removed the old windows after Confederate symbols featured prominently in recent racist violence.

By Associated Press

Sept. 23, 2023

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Elizabeth Alexander, center, reads her poem "American Song" during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice, Saturday, Sept. 23, in Washington.
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People listen during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice, Saturday, Sept. 23, in Washington. The new windows, titled “Now and Forever," are based on a design by artist Kerry James Marshall. Stained glass artisan Andrew Goldkuhle crafted the windows based on that design.
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Artist Kerry James Marshall speaks at an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice, Saturday, Sept. 23, in Washington.
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Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks at an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice, Saturday, Sept. 23, in Washington.
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Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the windows on Saturday, Sept. 23, in Washington. The windows fill the space that had once held windows honoring Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The new windows depict a march for justice by African Americans.
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Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., speaks at an unveiling and dedication ceremony of new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice at the Washington National Cathedral, Saturday, Sept. 23, in Washington.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr., speaks at an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice, Saturday, Sept. 23, in Washington.
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Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the windows on Saturday, Sept. 23, in Washington.
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Artist Kerry James Marshall, left, shakes hands with Dean Hollerith, right, during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice, Saturday, Sept. 23, in Washington.
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Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the windows on Saturday, Sept. 23, in Washington.

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