- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Cascade United Methodist Church Service, November 10, 1991
- Date of Original:
- 1991-11-10
- Subject:
- African Americans--Religion
African American clergy
Sermons
Gospel music
AIDS (Disease)--Study and teaching
Sexual minorities - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features a church service at Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The service proceedings include songs, the prayer of confession, the act of praise, a scripture lesson, and a sermon delivered by Joseph E. Lowery (at 00:42:45). Lowery's sermon is informed by three biblical scriptures - John, Chapter 8, Verse 32; Matthew, Chapter 25, Verse 40; and John, Chapter 15, Verse 13. His sermon subject is "Magic's greatest assist" in which Lowery speaks about Magic Johnson's disclosure about having the HIV virus and the importance of addressing the AIDS epidemic in America. Lowery also engages in a discussion of homosexuality in his sermon. Audio note: Inconsistent volume levels throughout recording playback.
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.199:00913
- 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:
- 01:20:56
- 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: