- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- 13th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, 1992
- Date of Original:
- 1992
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights movements
African American youth--Education
Speeches - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- videotapes
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- This video features proceedings of the 13th Annual SCLC/WOMEN Oratorical Contest. SCLC/WOMEN's Annual Oratorical Contest is an event in which youth give speeches about a given topic. The purpose of SCLC/WOMEN's Annual Oratorical Contest is to promote leadership and advocacy regarding social, economical, and political issues affecting youth. In this video, contestants are introduced and given the opportunity to present their speech on the topic, "Reclaiming Values and Renewed Vision". At 01:12:50, Evelyn G. Lowery gives remarks about the annual oratorical contest, acknowledges contestants, coaches, organizers, and supporters, and presents awards to participants. At 01:21:40, Joseph E. Lowery gives remarks about reclaiming our values and holds hands with contest winners while leading the audience in singing "We Shall Overcome".
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00460
- 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:
- 01:31:44
- 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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