Shoney's Covenant Renewal Agreement, July 1995

Written on tape: Rosa Parks/ SCLC Women PSA. Shoney Covenant.

1995-07

1990-1999

This video features an event marking the signing of a renewal agreement between the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and Shoney's that reaffirms affirmative action initiatives agreed on between the two organizations in 1989. The recording opens with SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery discussing the importance of "good business" and the commitment to political and economic empowerment. Lowery emphasizes the need for staff, volunteers, community support, and financial resources within organizations. At 00:12:16, Lowery and Shoney's CEO C. Stephen Lynn sign the covenant. The video concludes with singing by Karen Lowery. This footage is part of a larger video object that contains other content. Please see the finding aid for the Lowery Collection for additional details about the entire contents of the videotape. Note: An article about this event can be found on page 167 of the October-November-December 1995 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07061.

Affirmative action programs
African Americans--Employment
African Americans--Economic conditions
African Americans--Civil rights
African American leadership

moving image

video/mp4

videotapes

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection

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

00:16:30

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Georgia--Atlanta

Series: Audiovisual

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00437

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