- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Cascade United Methodist Church Service, February 3, 1991
- Date of Original:
- 1991-02-03
- Subject:
- African Americans--Religion
Sermons
African American clergy
Gospel music
African Americans--Civil rights
Race relations - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features an 8am worship service on February 3, 1991 at Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. This recording features singing, musical performances, scripture readings, prayer, and a sermon. Beginning at 00:15:32, Joseph E. Lowery delivers a sermon about "Sharing the Bearing of the Cross and the Wearing of the Crown" and the purpose and importance of Black History Month and Black presence in America. Lowery speaks about Black history, what it means to be Black, and the Black experience in the Bible and in society. Lowery also speaks about Black people "bearing the cross" for Jesus, emphasizing how Black people have the history of creating opportunities from challenges through having faith in God. This audio recording concludes with singing. Audio note: Inconsistent channel volume throughout recording playback.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:01173
- 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:
- 00:46:11
- 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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