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Trump photo-op spotlights church's legacy

(9 Jul 2020) On June 1, President Trump made a short walk from the White House to the historic St. John's church. He held a Bible for a photo-op that quickly became controversial. Before the photo-op, law enforcement officers aggressively dispersed peaceful protesters from the area.    Trump's photo-op evoked strong responses from faith leaders. The church has a rich history as a neighbor of the White House. Franklin D. Roosevelt ushered in a presidential tradition of Inauguration Day morning services at St. John's. Six successors have followed his lead, including Trump. The church has long been a home for worshippers and presidents, as well as a supporter of peaceful civic action. It was where Rev. John Harper held a service for hundreds in a landmark moment in the civil rights movement, the 1963 March on Washington. "The church has too long been silent on this important issue," Harper wrote. "Now at long last Christians like ourselves are aroused by the injustice of discrimination in any form and by any kind of segregation on the basis of a man's color." This summer, St. John's found itself at the center of another American awakening to racial injustice. --- Associated Press religion coverage receives support from the Lilly Endowment through the Religion News Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for this content. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...