Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Proceedings, July 29, 1997

Dr. Lowery '97 Pres. Address. Ebenezer.

1997-07-29

1990-1999

This video features the opening session and presidential address of Joseph E. Lowery at the 40th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Lowery speaks about the need for activism to move the nation forward on healthcare, improved labor conditions, closing the gap between the haves and have nots, and other social, economic, and political issues impacting America. Other speakers include Andrew Young, Tyrone Brooks, and Coretta Scott King, with Fred Shuttlesworth presiding over the event.

African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Economic conditions
African Americans--Social conditions
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The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection

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Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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