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Interfaith
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Appleton Mayor John Goodland speaks at an interfaith rally in Appleton,
November 14, 1944
OCHS # P82-16-18-10 |
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interfaith rally formed part of a series of efforts by the Committee
on Interfaith Unity to encourage cooperation between churches. The
Committee held the ceremony on College Avenue, next to the Elite
theater on November 14, 1944. Several hundred people attended the
rally to show support for the war effort. Americans used rallies
to help bolster morale and curb dissension on the home front.
American
society experienced enormous social change during the war. The government
encouraged citizens to keep up morale in the face of rising divorce
rates, sexual promiscuity, juvenile delinquency, and declining educational
standards. The government asked Americans to set aside racist, class,
religious, and homophobic prejudices and work together to win the
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Reverend Father Cyprian Abler of St. Joseph Church asks
for divine guidance at an interfaith rally in Appleton, November
14, 1944
OCHS # P82.16.18.5
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The American Legion marches in an interfaith rally in Appleton,
November 14, 1944
OCHS # P82.16.18.2
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Rabbi Alex Klein of the Moses Montefiore Synagogue says
a memorial prayer at an interfaith rally in Appleton, November 14,
1944
OCHS # P82.16.18.12
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The Appleton High School band plays at an interfaith rally
in Appleton, November 14, 1944
OCHS # P82.16.18.1 |
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