- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- "To End The Draft" Congressional Statement by Ralph D. Abernathy, circa 1971
- Date of Original:
- 1970/1971
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Economic conditions
Poverty
Armed Forces
Race discrimination - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- archival materials
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This folder contains a printed booklet titled "To End The Draft" which features the statement of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Ralph D. Abernathy, presented by David A. Clarke, Acting Director, SCLC Washington Bureau, to a congressional committee in Washington, D.C. Abernathy's statement discusses the effects of conscription/the military draft on low-income and minority communities. 17 pages.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:08342
- 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.
- 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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