The group was told no singing was allowed in the Capitol so ISAIAH president Rev. Paul Slack led the group in a beautiful rendition of Amazing Grace outdoors on the Capitol steps.
![The group was told no singing was allowed in the Capitol so ISAIAH president Rev. Paul Slack led the group in a beautiful rendition of Amazing Grace and Oh Happy Day outdoors on the Capitol steps. African-American clergy and members of the faith community held a faith rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination to support a bill that would reduce racial disparities in juvenile detention and provide funding for alternatives. Thursday, April 4, 2013 ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/U2JPGS3Z6DUXIYLKI6PTCFXZXQ.jpg?&w=1080)
Rev. Charles Gill of Pilgrim Baptist Church, St. Paul read from the book of Jeremiah in the Capitol Rotunda.
![Rev. Charles Gill of Pilgrim Baptist Church, St. Paul read from the book of Jeremiah in the Capitol Rotunda. African-American clergy and members of the faith community held a faith rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination to support a bill that would reduce racial disparities in juvenile detention and provide funding for alternatives. Thursday, April 4, 2013 ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/Z3FCKOJQOVZRWRUMNT4Z7DW43Y.jpg?&w=1080)
Rev. Brian Heron of Zion Baptist Church, Minneapolis told the crowd, "We are not here as beggars today, we are not here as pigs wanting to feed at the public trough, we are here demanding a relationship with our elected officials."
Rev. Latonya Fakir or St. Peters Church in Minneapolis prayed that god would be with them as they visited legislators later that day.
![Rev. Latonya Fakir or St. Peters Church in Minneapolis prayed that god would be with them as they visited legislators later that day. African-American clergy and members of the faith community held a faith rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination to support a bill that would reduce racial disparities in juvenile detention and provide funding for alternatives. Thursday, April 4, 2013 ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/3QKSI2SZAPTPTXGOJYHVADIRIM.jpg?&w=1080)
The group finished singing on the Capitol steps with Oh Happy Day.
![The group was told no singing was allowed in the Capitol so ISAIAH president Rev. Paul Slack led the group in a beautiful rendition of Amazing Grace and Oh Happy Day outdoors on the Capitol steps. African-American clergy and members of the faith community held a faith rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination to support a bill that would reduce racial disparities in juvenile detention and provide funding for alternatives. Thursday, April 4, 2013 ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/CIQ5VDGLTB4LR745YWMJYKEJWU.jpg?&w=1080)
