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SCLC: The Contemporary Chapter - Dr. Joycelyn Elders at the 37th Annual SCLC Convention, 1994

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Title

SCLC: The Contemporary Chapter - Dr. Joycelyn Elders at the 37th Annual SCLC Convention, 1994

Alternative Title

Written on case: SCLC. Running Time:29:42. Week(s) to Air: 5. Dates to Air: 10/20, 10/21. Producer: Patterson. Written on tape: SCLC: The Contemporary Chapter. Dr. Joycelyn Elders. Part. 1 (29:30). Week #5.

Date

1994

Decade

1990-1999

Abstract

This video features a produced episode of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's (SCLC) "The Contemporary Chapter" highlighting the 37th Annual SCLC Convention's Human Rights Luncheon. At 00:04:08, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery introduces the first African American U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders, who speaks about what the civil rights movement means to her, the necessary steps to fight for access to healthcare, and the need to address AIDS, educational equity, and other civil rights issues. This video concludes with footage of a SCLC "Stop The Killing, End The Violence" march.

Subject

African Americans--Civil rights
Meetings
Speeches
African Americans--Health and hygiene
African American children
Demonstrations

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

00:31:03

Institution

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Geographic Location

Texas--Dallas

Series

Series: Audiovisual

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:01448

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.

Rights

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Rights Statement

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