This video features the commencement ceremony proceedings at the University of Alabama-Huntsville on May 11, 2003. The video begins with introductory background about Joseph E. Lowery's life growing up in Huntsville, Alabama and his civil rights career. The video then captures the commencement ceremony proceedings, which includes Lowery receiving an honorary doctorate of humane letters. The video concludes with comments by Lowery outside the graduation event in which he highlights the civil rights struggle, remarking that there is still a long way to go but also that the struggle has come a long way.
