- Collection:
- Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
- Title:
- John Lewis, "Why Vote?" Speech at Atlanta Junior College, November 1, 1976
- Contributor to Resource:
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1976-11-01
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
African American civil rights workers
African Americans--Politics and government
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Voting
Voter registration - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- sound recordings
- Type:
- Text
Sound - Format:
- application/pdf||audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this speech, Mr. John Lewis, a renowned civil rights leader, advocates for nonviolence and encourages young people to register and vote in the upcoming election, emphasizing the historical significance of voting for change and addressing issues such as segregation in churches and the need to research candidates' history and record.
- Metadata URL:
- https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:1799_000
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records||http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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