- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at an Event in Tuskegee, Alabama, December 13, 1980
- Date of Original:
- 1980-12-13
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
African American families
African Americans--Social conditions
Race discrimination - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee, 32.42415, -85.69096
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features Joseph E. Lowery speaking at an event in Tuskegee, Alabama on a variety of topics, including commentary about Mayor Johnny Ford, the leadership of Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member John Nettles, and his disappointment in the leadership of President Jimmy Carter. Lowery focuses his remarks around the subject of "coming home" to build back the Black community, turning away from "invidious individualism", and creating a sense of community and interdependence among Black people. Lowery calls for the Black community to come home to organize politically, combat racism, and continue the work of integration. The recording concludes with a woman reciting a poem about the struggles and perseverance of Black people in the United States.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00486
- 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:
- 00:30:49
- 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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