- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference 34th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 14, 1991
- Date of Original:
- 1991-08-14
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Economic conditions
African Americans--Politics and government
International relations
Labor
Meetings - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
- Medium:
- videotapes
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- This video features proceedings of the 34th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention on August 14, 1991 in Birmingham, Alabama. The convention's theme is "A New Movement for a New World Order: Justice, Equality, and Nonviolence". Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton serves as the guest speaker, providing remarks on the new world order, equal educational and economic opportunities, and the civil rights bill. Other guest speakers include Rosa Parks, and Jesse Jackson. At 01:35:50, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery presents the Rosa Parks Award to the Catfish Workers of Indianola, Mississippi, the SCLC Award to the Dallas, Texas SCLC Chapter, and other awards to various organizations and people to honor their hard work in fighting for justice and equality. The video concludes with Joseph E. Lowery presenting the 1991 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award to Coretta Scott King.
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.199:00442
- 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:
- 02:02:38
- 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
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