- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference 34th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1991
- Date of Original:
- 1991-08
- Subject:
- African American civil rights workers
African Americans--Civil rights
Special events
Speeches - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
- Medium:
- videotapes
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- This video features proceedings from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 34th Annual Convention held in Birmingham, Alabama, specifically the awards banquet ceremony. SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery presents the Rosa Parks Award to the Delta Pride Catfish Workers of Indianola, Mississippi, the 1991 SCLC Chapter Award to the Dallas, Texas SCLC chapter, the Faithful Servant Award to Reverend Calvin Peterson, the Sanctity of Life Award to the Fellowship of Reconciliation organization, and other awards to civil and human rights leaders for their leadership and commitment to justice, love, and peace. At 00:24:24, Coretta Scott King gives her acceptance speech as the recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:01437
- 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:
- 00:27:23
- 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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