- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Central United Methodist Church Service, April 1976
- Date of Original:
- 1976-04
- Subject:
- African Americans--Religion
African American clergy
Sermons
Gospel music
Civil rights movements
Crime - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features a partial recording of a church service at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The service proceedings captured include songs, remarks by Joseph E. Lowery at 00:02:58, and a sermon delivered by Lowery (at 00:10:04). In his sermon, the second in a series on "the road to Jerusalem", Lowery discusses the crossroads Jesus came to on his way to Jerusalem and elaborates on the question of choosing the high road or the low road in life. Lowery elaborates on the importance of making good choices in life, including choosing non-violence. The recording concludes with the singing of "Higher Ground".
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:01107
- 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:
- 00:32:20
- 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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