“ON OCTOBER 1, 1963, A grassroots organization called the Citizens Congressional Committee hand-delivered four “good and heavy” drums of paper to clerks at the House of Representatives. Once unrolled, they formed a massive petition that organizers said contained nearly a million signatures and stretched for over a mile in length. (Additional rolls, still on their way to Washington, would stretch it to three miles, they promised.) The petition called on Congress to do whatever was necessary to se...cure a constitutional amendment permitting “devotional exercises” in public schools. “Whereas the Supreme Court of the United States by its decisions has virtually outlawed the right to pray or read Scripture in public schools and other institutions,” the petition read, “we, the undersigned citizens, respectfully petition you to take the initial steps necessary to bring about an amendment to the Constitution which will forever guarantee the protection of our Christian traditions and the right of our people to pray and honor Holy Scripture in their institutions.”1 The executive secretary of the Citizens Congressional Committee was Charles W.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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