Southern Christian Leadership Conference Coalition Meeting, February 20, 1995

SCLC Coalition Meeting, Montgomery. Mon. 2/20/95. Selma to Montgomery.

1995-02-20

1990-1999

This video features a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Coalition meeting on February 20, 1995. Joseph E. Lowery leads the meeting in preparation for the 30th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, emphasizing to board members and participants to not let the hands of the clock be turned back. Lowery encourages meeting attendees to take advantage of the moments to "use the beauty of the past to prevent the ugliness that we see in the future" and to remain motivated to fight for economic, social, and political justice. At 00:21:25, Evelyn G. Lowery prefaces upcoming voting rights and women empowerment events and workshops. At 00:38:38, James Oranges speaks about march schedules and logistics. At 00:41:45, Joseph E. Lowery, Marie Foster, and others speak at a press conference to solidify plans for the 30th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March.

African Americans--Civil rights
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African Americans--Education
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The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection

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