- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Speech by Ralph D. Abernathy at Annual Emancipation Celebration, August 1, 1971
- Date of Original:
- 1971-08-01
- Subject:
- Civil rights movements
African Americans--Civil rights
Slavery
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Special events
Speeches - Location:
- Canada, Ontario, Windsor
- Medium:
- speeches (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- A speech by Ralph D. Abernathy delivered at the Annual Emancipation Celebration in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Abernathy speaks about celebrating "the emancipation of slaves at Windsor" and using the past to learn about the truth in history, the identity of oneself, and ways to continue to fight for freedom, respect, and justice within the civil rights movement. 4 pages.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:08357
- 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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