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On The Case: The SCLC Operation Breadbasket Orchestra And Choir, April-June 1970

 File — Box: AV 41

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The series includes video and audio recordings documenting the professional careers of Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery. Content includes sermons delivered by Joseph E. Lowery during his ministerial career at Central United Methodist Church (1968-1986) and Cascade United Methodist Church (1986-1992). There are many video and audio recordings of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) conventions and other SCLC activities including the radio program, Martin Luther King Speaks. In her capacity as the founder of the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.'s Organizational Movement for Equality Now (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.), Evelyn G. Lowery hosted annual Civil Rights Heritage Tours, the Drum Major for Justice Awards, and oratorical contests, of which several recordings exist in this series. The series also contains video and audio of events at which Joseph or Evelyn Lowery served as panelists/speakers or at which they were recognized with awards.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1900-2019
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1950 - 2013

Extent

From the Collection: 210 Linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc. Repository

Contact:

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