Joseph E. Lowery Speaks in Birmingham, Alabama, 1979

Collection:: The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Title:: Joseph E. Lowery Speaks in Birmingham, Alabama, 1979
Date of Original:: 1979
Subject:: African Americans--Civil rights
Speeches
African Americans--Politics and government
Affirmative action programs
Meetings
Location:: United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
Medium:: audiotapes
Type:: Sound
Format:: audio/mpeg
Description:: This audio recording features a meeting in Birmingham, Alabama in which Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks about the shooting of Bonita Carter, women's rights, and the presidential election. Lowery emphasizes the responsibility of the government in the 1980s to make systematic changes to address issues of unemployment, political participation, and poverty in Black communities. Lowery states that in the 1980s, Black communities have the responsibility to do things such as "redefining integration and treating affirmative action as priority". At 00:45:50, music begins and Abraham Woods, John Nettles, and other civil right leaders receive awards. This audio recording concludes with the singing of "We Shall Overcome". Audio note: Distorted audio high background noise and high noise floor throughout recording playback.
Metadata URL:: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:01026
Rights Holder:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
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Extent:: 01:31:19
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
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