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37th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention PSAs, 1994
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Dick Gregory is shown posing in front of a blackboard with Brenda Davenport and others at a youth rally event during the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Convention in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown meeting with others about negotiations in Butler, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown standing (at left) next to two unidentified men shaking hands.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young and a crowd of women are shown listening to someone speak in a room.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Benjamin Hooks (in middle) is shown holding James Farmer's arm (on the left) alongside an unidentified man in front of a building.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown standing with others holdings hands in prayer and singing "We Shall Overcome" during a special conference hosted by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference addressing "The Future of Black Youth in America". Written on verso: A final prayer closes the conference following the singing of "We Shall Overcome," the anthem of the movement.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking with an unidentified man during an event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of men and women sit and listen during an event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is sitting next to Congressman William Gray at a 28th Annual SCLC Convention event held at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Solomon Seay, Sr. (center) sits next to an unidentified woman and Congressman William Gray at a 28th Annual SCLC Convention event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Journalists and photographers are gathered in a room during a press conference.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Tom Skinner is shown speaking during an Operation Breadbasket meeting.
Transcription of caption: April 25, 1970 -- Evangelist Rev. Tom Skinner came to SCLC's Operation Breadbasket Saturday meeting to share the Good News to the live and radio audience that Jesus was a revolutionary feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and visiting those in prison. Rev. Skinner's intense message stirred the whole audience to the challenge to join the struggle for the liberation of black and poor people. (SCLC photo by JOLP)
Reverend Ed Riddick, National Research Director of SCLC Operation Breadbasket, is shown welcoming attorney Jewel Lafontant to an Operation Breadbasket meeting.
Transcription of caption: Oct. 3, 1970 -- Rev. Ed Riddick, National Research Director of SCLC Operation Breadbasket, (standing above) welcomes Attorney Jewel Lafontant, Candidate for Judge of the Illinois Appellate Court, to the weekly SCLC Operation Breadbasket meeting. Joining Mrs. Lafontant at the Breadbasket are Mr. Lewis and Mr. Coles, Black Union Leaders of Local 1109, Retail, Wholesale Clerks. (SCLC Photo)
Jesse Jackson, actor William Marshall, and Black Labor leaders are shown standing and clapping hands behind a podium at an Operation Breadbasket meeting.
Transcription of caption: August 29, 1970 -- Black Labor Leaders unite at SCLC Operation Breadbasket meeting with actor, William Marshall. Shown above (l to r) are Bill Gilkey, candidate for President of United DUOC Local 777, Chicago cab drivers; Rev. Jesse Jackson; Charles Hayes, Chairman of SCLC Operation Breadbasket Black Labor Leaders; Alfred Holloway, candidate for Trustee for United DUOC Local 777; Rev. Mrs. Willie Barrow, SCLC Operation Breadbasket; and William Marshall. (SCLC Photo by PRH)
Reverend C. Hiram Melson, SCLC Operation Breadbasket's Program Organizer, is shown speaking at an Operation Breadbasket meeting.
Transcription of caption: Oct. 3, 1970 -- Rev. C. Hiram Melson, newly appointed Program Organizer and Administrative Assistant to the National Director by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, takes his position of leadership as the director of the general program of the weekly Breadbasket meeting held at the Capitol Theatre, 7941 S. Halsted, on Saturday mornings.