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Actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee was remembered in poetry, dance and song with a 3-hour celebration at the cavernous but packed Riverside Church in New York on Saturday Sept. 20, 2014. Dee died June 11 at age 91. -- Associated Press

A medley of poetry and prose written by Ruby Dee is read during a memorial service for the actress at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Musical group Sweet Honey in the Rock perform at the Ruby Dee Memorial Service at Assembly Hall of the Riverside Church on September 20, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Actor Glynn Turman shares a recollection about Ruby Dee during a memorial service for the actress at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Singer Alicia Keys attends a memorial service for actress Ruby Dee at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Actress Phylicia Rashad attends a memorial service for actress Ruby Dee at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Actors Phylicia Rashad (L) and Kim Fields attends the Ruby Dee Memorial Service at Assembly Hall of the Riverside Church on September 20, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Actress Lynn Whitfield attends a memorial service for actress Ruby Dee at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Singer Peter Yarrow performs during a memorial service for actress Ruby Dee at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: (L-R) Musicians Rufus Cappadocia, Betheany Yarrow, and Peter Yarrow perform at the Ruby Dee Memorial Service at Assembly Hall of the Riverside Church on September 20, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Musician Wynton Marsalis performs during a memorial service for actress Ruby Dee at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Actress Tyne Daly attends a memorial service for actress Ruby Dee at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Hasna Muhammad, center, cries as she is comforted by her sister Nora Davis Day during a memorial service for their mother, actress Ruby Dee, at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

An attendee cries during a memorial service for actress Ruby Dee at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Actress Lynn Whitfield, center at microphone, is joined by actresses Phylicia Rashad, far left, Tyne Daly, second left, Kim Fields, third left, S. Epatha Merkerson, second right, Pauletta Washington, far right, and others as she reads from a medley of poetry and prose written by Ruby Dee during a memorial service for the actress at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Musician Guy Davis performs during a memorial service for his mother, actress Ruby Dee, at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

An usher holds a program bearing an image of Ruby Dee during a memorial service for the actress at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Musician Alicia Keys performs during the Ruby Dee Memorial Service at Assembly Hall of the Riverside Church on September 20, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Musician Alicia Keys attends the Ruby Dee Memorial Service at Assembly Hall of the Riverside Church on September 20, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Musician Alicia Keys attends the Ruby Dee Memorial Service at Assembly Hall of the Riverside Church on September 20, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Actress S. Epatha Merkerson attends a memorial service for actress Ruby Dee at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Former New York Mayor David Dinkins attends a memorial service for actress Ruby Dee at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Former Mayor of New York City David Dinkins attends the Ruby Dee Memorial Service at Assembly Hall of the Riverside Church on September 20, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Musician Alicia Keys attends the Ruby Dee Memorial Service at Assembly Hall of the Riverside Church on September 20, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Singer Alicia Keys performs during a memorial service for actress Ruby Dee at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Musician Alicia Keys performs during the Ruby Dee Memorial Service at Assembly Hall of the Riverside Church on September 20, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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A medley of poetry and prose written by Ruby Dee is read during a memorial service for the actress at The Riverside Church, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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