{"id":2790,"date":"2024-04-23T10:25:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/rev-dr-cecil-l-chip-murray-sings-lift-every-voice-and-sing\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T23:22:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T23:22:37","slug":"rev-dr-cecil-l-chip-murray-sings-lift-every-voice-and-sing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/crcc\/rev-dr-cecil-l-chip-murray-sings-lift-every-voice-and-sing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rev. 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