[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 15 (Tuesday, February 22, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 22, 1994]
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                REV. EDWIN R. ``DOC'' EDMONDS TO RETIRE

 Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, today to pay tribute to one of 
my most distinguished constituents. On February 13, after 35 years of 
service, Rev. Edwin R. ``Doc'' Edmonds announced his retirement. 
Reverend Edmonds served as pastor at the Dixwell Avenue United Church 
of Christ in New Haven, in the heart of the African-American community, 
and has been a champion in the fight for racial equality.
  While serving his congregation, Reverend Edmonds has also been an 
associate professor of sociology at Southern Connecticut State 
University, where he draws from a storied past when teaching civil 
rights history to his students. Having worked alongside Dr. Martin 
Luther King in the 1960's, Reverend Edmonds experienced the pain of 
racial discrimination first hand. He is known to his community as a 
freedom fighter and one who has fought for the rights of New Haven 
African-Americans since his arrival there over 37 years ago.
  Reverend Edmonds is to be commended for his lifelong dedication to 
equality. Whether it be in the pulpit, the lectern, or on the streets 
of New Haven, ``Doc Edmonds'' has taught to all who have listened the 
true meaning of freedom and equality.

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