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Eugene Allen, the man who inspired “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” is pictured in this 2006 photo from the 126th anniversary program of his church’s usher board. He is the farthest left person in the third row from the front. Photo courtesy of Greater First Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.

(RNS3-aug14) Eugene Allen, the man who inspired “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” is pictured in this 2006 photo from the 126th anniversary program of his church’s usher board. He is the farthest left person in the third row from the front. For use with RNS-BUTLER-MOVIE, transmitted on August 14, 2013, Photo courtesy of Greater First Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.