- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Awards Ceremony, November 10, 1990
- Date of Original:
- 1990-11-10
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Meetings
Capital punishment
African Americans--Economic conditions
African Americans--Politics and government - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty awards ceremony on November 10, 1990 in Washington, D.C. At 00:39:00, Joseph E. Lowery is presented with the National Abolish the Death Penalty Award and gives his acceptance speech. In his speech, Lowery gives honor to Martin Luther King, Jr. and speaks about the issues of legalized killing in the south due to the Dred Scott decision mentality of politicians. Lowery also emphasizes that the death penalty is a matter of place, race, inequity, and iniquity and encourages the audience to continue to fight for justice.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00367
- 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:
- 01:22:16
- 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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