- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Joseph E. Lowery Speaks for Establishment of a National Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, circa 1983
- Date of Original:
- 1980/1986
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
African American civil rights workers
Civil rights movements - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features Joseph E. Lowery speaking about the importance of establishing a national holiday to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Lowery speaks about King's leadership and his advocacy for human rights advancement through non-violence. Lowery does warn that the approval of a national holiday for King would be an empty recognition if not accompanied by continued work in government toward equity for Black Americans. Note: A rough transcript/draft of these recorded remarks can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:08071.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00560
- 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:
- 00:11:21
- 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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