Rev. Lee Cooper, pastor of Prospect Baptist Church, the key note speaker for the program immediately proceeding the parade. He certainly spoke in the Baptist preacher tradition, and carried on Martin's legacy by railing against the Iraq war. Many in the church called out, "Preach it!" and "Amen!"
Our congregation is more lively than many Episcopal congregations – they laugh quite easily. But you are unlikely to hear someone cry out, "Amen" or "Preach it". Additionally, our Dean has made timid references that seem to oppose the Iraq war, but nothing this overt and blatant.
Given the event, Rev. Cooper was no doubt preaching to the choir. He was not the first speaker to note that Rev. King would have been opposed the Iraq war just as much as he did the Viet Nam war.
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