- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Central United Methodist Church Service, January 3, 1982
- Date of Original:
- 1982-01-03
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
African American clergy
African Americans--Religion
Sermons
African Americans--Economic conditions
Community development - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features a worship service on January 3, 1982 at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. This audio recording features singing, scripture readings, and a sermon. At 00:29:22, Joseph E. Lowery begins his sermon with a recital of "Dreams" by Langston Hughes and an original poem entitled "Another Year to Hold Fast a Dream" inspired by Hughes' poem. Lowery defines dreams as "the longing of the heart, the yearnings of the spirit, and the hunger for a better way and a clearer day." Lowery emphasizes the importance of having dreams for the betterment of communities and the world, persevering through challenges, and "holding fast to dreams". This audio recording concludes with singing.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00662
- 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:
- 01:24:44
- 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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