- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Martin Luther King, Jr./SCLC Speaks - Dick Gregory, circa 1983
- Date of Original:
- 1983/1989
- Subject:
- African American entertainers
Civil rights movements
African Americans--Economic conditions - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features an episode of Martin Luther King, Jr./SCLC Speaks. In this episode, as stated by the narrator, the "wit and wisdom" of comedian and civil rights leader Dick Gregory are featured. Gregory speaks about racism in America and the struggles of the civil rights movement as well as commentary on the healthcare system. Gregory includes moments of levity in his remarks, such as where he speaks about Michael Jackson's adoption of a chimpanzee as a pet.
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.199:00569
- 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:
- 00:30:25
- 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
- Rights:
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