- Collection:
- Andrew J. Young Oral Histories
- Title:
- Video Recording of 1st Observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, 1986 Part 1
- Creator:
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission (U.S.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Young, Andrew, 1932-
- Date of Original:
- 1986
- Subject:
- United States. Congress. House
Legislators--United States
Atlanta (Ga.)
Political campaigns
African American civil rights workers
Civil rights
African American political candidates
African American politicians
Social sciences and history
History
African American history
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
National holidays - People:
- Tutu, Desmond
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
Young, Andrew, 1932-
Young, Jean Childs - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Martin Luther King Jr. was honored at the first observance of his holiday in 1986. The ceremony was held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, followed by a parade led by former Mayor Andrew J. Young and Coretta Scott King.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/aarl_andrewyoung-oh_aarl-young-878
- Digital Object URL:
- https://youtu.be/RFW1pPSQLuk
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 56 min, 39 sec.
- Original Collection:
- Andrew J. Young papers
- Contributing Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
