Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Proceedings, July 1997

SCLC Town Hall Conclusion. SCLC Labor Breakfast

1997-07

1990-1999

This video features speakers at a town hall and at the 14th Annual Labor Breakfast, both events held as part of the 40th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention in Atlanta, Georgia on July 27-30, 1997. In the town hall discussion, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, Louis Farrakhan, Cornel West, Rose Sanders (now known as Faya Ora Rose Toure) and other panelists answer questions related to economic advancement for African Americans, addressing violence in the African American community, and an examination of SCLC leadership and the leadership of other prominent African American organizations. The 14th Annual Labor Breakfast includes speakers commenting on corporate America, the labor movement, economic inclusion of African Americans, and the need for fundraising to support the labor movement.

African American civil rights workers
African American leadership
African American youth
African Americans--Economic conditions
African Americans--Segregation
Race discrimination
Meetings

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The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection

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00:03:28 Louis Farrakhan responds to town hall question
00:09:23 Rose Sanders (now known as Faya Ora Rose Toure) responds to town hall question
00:14:05 Cornel West responds to town hall question
00:18:51 Louis Farrakhan responds to town hall question
00:25:15 Dennis [?] speaks about what youth is hearing from Black leadership today
00:25:36 Closing remarks by all panelists
00:41:50 Closing remarks by Joseph E. Lowery and announcement of SCLC awards
00:55:40 Audience joins hands and sings
00:59:10 Beginning of video for 14th Annual Labor Breakfast
01:13:00 Discussion of need for fundraising and presentation of checks from national and local unions
01:17:48 AFL-CIO representative reports on strawberry workers in California
01:24:30 Joseph E. Lowery speaks, presents SCLC awards

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