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词条 Lawrence L. Durgin
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. References

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|name = Lawrence Lazelle Durgin
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1918|09|28}}
|birth_place = Newark, New Jersey
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|nationality = American
|spouse = Eunice King
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|death_date = {{death date|1981|08|11}}
|death_place = Jackson, Mississippi
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|alma_mater = Dartmouth College
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|occupation = Minister
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}}Lawrence Lazelle "Larry" Durgin (September 28, 1918 – August 11, 1981) was a Congregational minister and social activist, he was dedicated to racial equality.[1]

Early life and education

He was born in Newark, New Jersey to Russell Luther Durgin and Delphine Lazelle. He was raised in Japan. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1940, and Oberlin School of Theology in 1944.[1] He received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Brown University in 1957.

Career

He was minister at First Congregational Church in Norwich, New York, Orient Congregational Church in Orient Point, New York, Central Congregational Church in Providence, Rhode Island, from 1952 to 1961, and at Broadway United Church of Christ in New York City from 1961 to 1980.[1][2]

He was instrumental in forming a relationship between historically black Tougaloo College in Mississippi and Brown University in his capacity as a minister at Central Church in Providence.[3] In 1980, he became vice president of development at Tougaloo College.

References

1. ^{{cite news|last1=Waggoner|first1=Walter|title=REV. LAWRENCE L. DURGIN, 63, EX-BROADWAY CHURCH PASTOR|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/13/obituaries/rev-lawrence-l-durgin-63-ex-broadway-church-pastor.html|publisher=The New York Times}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Lawrence Lazelle Durgin, The Eighth Pastor, 1961-1980|url=http://broadwayucc.org/historically-progressive/pastors/lawrence-lazelle-durgin/|website=Broadway United Church of Christ|access-date=2015-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155942/http://broadwayucc.org/historically-progressive/pastors/lawrence-lazelle-durgin/#|archive-date=2015-04-02|dead-url=yes|df=}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Tougaloo College|url=http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/Databases/Encyclopedia/search.php?serial=T0110|website=Encyclopedia Brunoniana}}
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6 : 1918 births|1981 deaths|American Congregationalist ministers|Dartmouth College alumni|Oberlin College alumni|Clergy from Newark, New Jersey

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