- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference Gun Buy-Back Summit, June 18, 1994
- Date of Original:
- 1994-06-18
- Subject:
- African American youth--Education
Gun control
Community development - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
- Medium:
- videotapes
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- This video features footage of events held in relation to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's gun buy-back program on June 18, 1994. The video begins with footage of the gun buy back event held at Kelly & Leak Funeral Home in Decatur, Georgia. The bulk of the video is a recording of a speaking event held in a gymnasium in which several speakers come to the podium to discuss gun violence, its impact on youth, and community policing. Joseph E. Lowery introduces several key figures in Atlanta city government, including the Chair of the Fulton County Commission, to speak concerning the impact of gun violence and youth violence in Atlanta.
The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection. - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00023
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: archives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Extent:
- 02:03:00
- Original Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:199
Series: Audiovisual - Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights: