- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference Rally in Greensboro, Alabama, February 9, 1982
- Date of Original:
- 1982-02-09
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Meetings
Demonstrations
African Americans--Politics and government
African Americans--Economic conditions
Voting - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Hale County, Greensboro, 32.70415, -87.5955
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features a Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) rally in Greensboro, Alabama on February 9, 1982. At this meeting, speakers discuss the unjust conviction of Maggie Bozeman and Julia Wilder who were accused of voting fraud. Participants advocate for Maggie Bozeman and Julia Wilder's innocence and the Voting Rights Act. At 00:16:15, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery speaks about "broken pieces of a ship", in which he emphasizes the inevitability of unavoidable and unchangeable situations and how people must continue to march, fight, and advocate for justice together. Audio note: Distorted audio high background noise and high noise floor throughout recording playback; Inconsistent volume levels throughout recording playback.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00956
- 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:
- 01:02:24
- 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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