- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- "Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land" Sermon, Part 1, November 21, 1999
- Date of Original:
- 1999-11-21
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights movements
African Americans--Religion
African American clergy
Sermons - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features the first part of a church service at First Congregational Church in Atlanta, Georgia on November 21, 1999. The recording begins with prayer followed by singing from the First Congregational Church choir. At 00:27:05, Joseph E. Lowery reminds the congregation to "wipe the slate clean" and let go of hurt, then leads a prayer asking for strength and guidance in preparation for the new millennium. An unidentified woman introduces Reverend Dwight Andrews with a poem entitled, "Parallel Paths". As a dedication to Reverend Dwight and Desiree Andrews for spreading the church to the Black Arts Festival, schools, and the culture of jazz, the daughter of Andrew Young reads a letter from her father to Andrews. At 01:04:21, an unidentified woman gives a detailed introduction of Joseph E. Lowery. At 01:12:11, Lowery shares laughter with the congregation and gives the sermon, "Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land", in which he emphasizes the importance of spreading the word of God in unfamiliar environments and doing the right thing even in challenges. Audio is low.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00249
- 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:
- 01:31:59
- 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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