- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- "Roots" Sermon, January 6, 1977
- Date of Original:
- 1977-01-06
- Subject:
- African Americans--Religion
African American clergy
Sermons
Gospel music
African Americans--Civil rights - 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 Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The service proceedings include songs, prayers, a scripture lesson, communion service, and a sermon delivered by Joseph E. Lowery (at 00:21:35). In his sermon, Lowery speaks about Black history becoming part of the fabric of American history and in his message, speaks about the contributions the television show "Roots" has made to Black history. The recording concludes with the singing of hymns.
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.199:00940
- 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:
- 01:02:47
- 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: