National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Awards Ceremony, November 10, 1990

National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, 10th National Convention. November 9-11, 1990. The Howard Inn- Washington D.C. Recorded by Roger Leisner. Awards Ceremony, Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery.

1990-11-10

1990-1999

This audio recording features the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty awards ceremony on November 10, 1990 in Washington, D.C. At 00:39:00, Joseph E. Lowery is presented with the National Abolish the Death Penalty Award and gives his acceptance speech. In his speech, Lowery gives honor to Martin Luther King, Jr. and speaks about the issues of legalized killing in the south due to the Dred Scott decision mentality of politicians. Lowery also emphasizes that the death penalty is a matter of place, race, inequity, and iniquity and encourages the audience to continue to fight for justice.

African Americans--Civil rights
Meetings
Capital punishment
African Americans--Economic conditions
African Americans--Politics and government

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The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:199

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Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Series: Audiovisual

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00367

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