- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at Shiloh Baptist Church, circa 1985
- Date of Original:
- 1980/1990
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights movements
African Americans--Education
African Americans--Employment
Race discrimination - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Etowah County, Gadsden, 34.01434, -86.00639
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features a church service at Shiloh Baptist Church in Gadsden, Alabama in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. This audio recording includes gospel songs and hymns. At 00:23:07, guest speaker James Macon, Vice President of the SCLC Gadsden, Alabama Chapter gives a speech about the importance of Black unity to fight for human rights, education, and employment. At 00:45:45, John Nettles introduces Joseph E. Lowery, who gives a speech about celebrating King's birthday by increasing Black unity to combat unemployment, racism, and reverse discrimination.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00228
- 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:
- 01:21:50
- 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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