- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Joseph E. Lowery's 85th Birthday Celebration, 2006
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
African American civil rights workers
Special events
African American entertainers - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- videotapes
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- This video features a tribute event to celebrate Joseph E. Lowery's 85th birthday. This video opens with remarks by civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory followed by an award presentation to Joseph E. Lowery by United Methodist Church representative Bishop Woodie White and a musical tribute by Angella Christie. At 00:28:10, U.S. Representative Maxine Waters speaks, followed by a performance from Fonzworth Bentley and a presentation of gifts from SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members. This video concludes with song tributes by Joseph and Evelyn Lowery's daughters.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:01358
- 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:
- 01:02:36
- 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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