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18th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1997

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Title

18th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1997

Alternative Title

The Drum Major for Justice Awards 1997. SCLC Women April 4, 1997.

Date

1997-04-04

Decade

1990-1999

Abstract

This video features the proceedings of the 18th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner. The proceedings, hosted by Carmen Burns and Ron Sailor, includes musical performances, remarks from Sharon Campbell, Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell's wife, and the presentation of awards recognizing people's contributions in publishing, the arts, sports, and other socio-economic-political issues of import. Award recipients include Kweisi Mfume, George Foreman, Esther Rolle, and Don King. A special recognition award is given to Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, the First Lady of Ghana. The event also includes remarks from The King Center Director Dexter King, Georgia state representative Charles W. Walker, Sr. and SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery.

Subject

African Americans--Civil rights
African American arts
African Americans--Politics and government
Special events

Document Type

moving image

Format

video/mp4

Medium

videotapes

Collection

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection

Finding Aid

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

Playing Time

02:03:11

Institution

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Geographic Location

Georgia--Atlanta

Series

Series: Audiovisual

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00762

Acknowledgements

The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection.

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