16th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, July 31, 1995

SCLC Oratorical Contest '95 Mon. 7/31/95. Voting Rts. Theme, 30 Yrs (65-95). "Amen" Song.

1995-07-31

1990-1999

This video features the 16th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Oratorical Contest in which student orators give speeches around the theme of voting rights to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The video also includes attendees singing "We Shall Overcome" and gospel songs and closes with announcements of the contest's winners (this part of the recording is distorted by a buzz). Audio note: A buzz distorts the audio beginning at 01:39:12 and lasting to 02:00:30. Audio is restored for the remainder of the video.

African American youth--Education
Civil rights movements
African Americans--Civil rights
Voting

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videotapes

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection

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