- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Speech by Ralph D. Abernathy in Memphis, Tennessee, 1976
- Date of Original:
- 1976
- Subject:
- Civil rights movements
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Economic conditions
Speeches - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
- Medium:
- speeches (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This folder contains two typed versions of a speech by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy delivered in Memphis, Tennessee in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. Abernathy speaks about America as a "nation in crisis", emphasizes the need for a non-violent economy, and encourages speech attendees to fight for justice in order to create a "New America". 19 pages.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:08352
- 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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