Ewen Akin Memorial Service, October 26, 2002

Written on tape: Memorial Service - Ewen Akin. 10/02

2002-10-26

2000-2009

This video features the memorial service for Ewen Akin held at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Chicago, Illinois. Ewen Akin was president of Kennedy-King College and Malcolm X College. The memorial service consists of musical performances (one by Lowery's three daughters) and various speakers who memorialize and reflect on Akin's life. At 00:50:23, Joseph E. Lowery gives remarks in remembrance of Akin. The video concludes with footage of a reception following the memorial service. This footage is part of a larger video object that contains other material. Please see the finding aid for the Lowery Collection for additional details about the entire contents of the videotape.

African American educators
African Americans--Education
Funeral rites and ceremonies

moving image

video/mp4

videotapes

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection

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

01:08:15

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Illinois--Chicago

Series: Audiovisual

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:01218

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