- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Martin Luther King Speaks: Lowery Acceptance Speech/Commemoration of MLK Assassination, circa 1978
- Date of Original:
- 1977/1979
- Subject:
- Civil rights movements
African American civil rights workers
African Americans--Civil rights
Speeches
Sermons
African American clergy
African Americans--Religion - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features two episodes of Martin Luther King Speaks, a radio broadcast production by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The first episode opens with an excerpt from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Civil Rights At A Crossroads" speech, followed by Joseph E. Lowery's acceptance speech in 1977 upon assuming the presidency of the SCLC. Lowery speaks about continuing Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy, appoints Hosea Williams as Executive Director of SCLC, acknowledges SCLC board members, and expresses his appreciation for being chosen as president of the SCLC. At 00:29:23, the second episode of Martin Luther King Speaks begins. In this episode, Joseph E. Lowery delivers a sermon commemorating the 11th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1979. Lowery pays tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. by comparing him to the disciple Joseph in the Bible and speaks of King's ministry in the Black church.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00190
- Rights Holder:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- 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:
- 00:58:47
- Original Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:199 - Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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