- Collection:
- Oral Histories
- Title:
- Dallas County Sheriff's Department Civil Rights Surveillance Recording. Tape 1.
- Publisher:
- Dallas County (Ala.). Department of the Sheriff
Birmingham, Ala. : Birmingham Public Library - Date of Original:
- 1965
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Selma
Civil rights movements--Alabama--Selma
Civil rights--Alabama--Selma
Hymns
Anderson, Lewis Lloyd - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
- Medium:
- open reel audiotapes
MP3 - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Tape #1, location unknown (possibly Tabernacle Baptist Church), undated (17 minutes). Recording opens with the singing of an unidentified hymn
an unidentified speaker directs a collection
crowd sings Old Time Religion and then chants “Freedom Now!”
Rev. Lewis Lloyd Anderson introduces Martin Luther King, Jr.
King speaks briefly before tape ends, telling a joke and referencing President John F. Kennedy’s June 1963 speech on civil rights. Recording ends. The singing of the two hymns fills the bulk of this tape. - Metadata URL:
- http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15099coll2/id/1230
- IIIF manifest:
- https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/2/p15099coll2:1230/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material may be protected under Title 17 of the U. S. Copyright Law which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research.
- Extent:
- 17 min.
- Original Collection:
- Dallas County, Ala. Sheriff's Department Civil Rights Surveillance Recordings, 1965
- Contributing Institution:
- Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)
- Rights:
-
