This video features proceedings from the 40th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The recording opens with the 14th Annual Labor Solidarity Breakfast at which the moderator, AFL-CIO representative Richard Womack, introduces the subject of "Teaching Our Dollars Some Sense". Panelist Yvonne Scruggs speaks about housing and AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney delivers general remarks on the history of and continuing struggle of the labor and civil rights movements. The recording switches at 01:05:47 to the proceedings of the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Luncheon, which includes musical performances and the presentation of awards to individuals, including Evelyn G. Lowery, Coretta Scott King, Dorothy Cotton, Alexis Herman, and Maggie Bozeman. The recording concludes with an introduction of guest speaker Alexis Herman, the U.S. Secretary of Labor. The proceedings of the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Luncheon continue on the A/V asset found at this link: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00403. Note: Tape recorded with ch 1 audio level fluctuating from low to hot audio levels throughout tape, ch 1 audio level adjusted to the best quality possible.
