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The year 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Jonathan Daniels, who was assassinated on August 20, 1965 at the height of the Civil Rights movement. Jonathan, a seminarian at the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, went south that summer answering the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call for clergy to help register black voters. While there, Jonathan was arrested along with a number of Civil Rights workers. Upon being released from jail, he along with several others headed to a store to buy a cold drink. As they approached, a local deputy sheriff, Tom Coleman, raised his gun and fired. Jonathan shoved SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) worker Ruby Sales out of the way taking the fatal shot himself.
Jonathan grew up in Keene, New Hampshire where he worshiped at St. James Episcopal Church. To honor him and the beliefs he stood and died for, the Jonathan Daniels Commemoration Committee is spearheading the planning of activities throughout the year locally, nationally and internationally to commemorate his life and death. The committee has adopted a theme for the year based on the biblical passage from Isaiah 6:8 “I heard the voice of the Lord saying whom shall I send? Who will go for us? Then said I, Here Am I, Send Me.” The goal is to have every person touched by Jonathan’s example to do one thing to make the world a better place to live.
This website is intended to provide a place to inform visitors of the various commemoration activities planned around the US and the globe. Visit the Listing of Events and Calendar tabs to view the events that are being planned. If your organization is planning a commemoration event that you want to include, please submit the details on the Contact tab. To assist in your planning these three dates stand out. He was born on March 20, 1939. He was assassinated on August 20, 1965 in Hayneville, Alabama. The Episcopal Church celebrates his life and work annually on August 14th. He has been named a saint and martyr of the Episcopal Church and with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of only two Americans listed in the Memorial Book of Heroes and Martyrs at the Canterbury Cathedral in England. A sculpture of Jonathan will soon be displayed on the Human Rights Porch at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
This website is intended to provide a place to inform visitors of the various commemoration activities planned around the US and the globe. Visit the Listing of Events and Calendar tabs to view the events that are being planned. If your organization is planning a commemoration event that you want to include, please submit the details on the Contact tab. To assist in your planning these three dates stand out. He was born on March 20, 1939. He was assassinated on August 20, 1965 in Hayneville, Alabama. The Episcopal Church celebrates his life and work annually on August 14th. He has been named a saint and martyr of the Episcopal Church and with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of only two Americans listed in the Memorial Book of Heroes and Martyrs at the Canterbury Cathedral in England. A sculpture of Jonathan will soon be displayed on the Human Rights Porch at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
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