This video features a Black History Month event highlighting Black women in history. The event was held at Big Bethel Village in Atlanta, Georgia. The video opens with the audience listening to music. The event features women portraying Black women from history who speak, reading biographical sketches. Womens' histories shared include Oprah Winfrey, Coretta Scott King, Condoleezza Rice, Ella Fitzgerald, Toni Morrison, Rosa Parks, Pearl Cleage, Mahalia Jackson, Shirley Chisholm, Madam C.J. Walker, Marian Anderson, Myrlie Evers, Michelle Obama, and others. During the proceedings, an employee of Big Bethel Village is honored and presented with a t-shirt. 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.
