- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Voting Rights Hearing in Alabama, 1982
- Date of Original:
- 1982
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Politics and government
African Americans--Economic conditions
Voting - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Lowndes County, 32.15475, -86.65011
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features a voting rights hearing in which witnesses share their testimonies regarding voting discrimination and the purposes, effectiveness, and the extension of the Voting Rights Act. Lowndes County, Perry County, Pickens County and other Alabama county representatives, Alabama Education Association representatives, and Alabama residents advocate for the extension of the Voting Rights Act, adequate voting machines and training, and equal voting opportunities. This audio recording concludes with questions and answers. Audio note: Distorted audio persistent wow/flutter and high noise floor throughout recording playback.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:01030
- 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:
- 01:35:09
- 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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