The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) records consist of three subseries: President Martin Luther King, Jr. files, 1958-1968; President Ralph David Abernathy files, 1967-1977; and President Joseph E. Lowery files, 1960-2019, 1977-1997 (bulk).
Nov 11, 2022

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) records consist of three subseries: President Martin Luther King, Jr. files, 1958-1968; President Ralph David Abernathy files, 1967-1977; and President Joseph E. Lowery files, 1960-2019, 1977-1997 (bulk).
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This folder contains a typewritten version of Ralph D. Abernathy's presidential address delivered at the 18th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Anniston, Alabama. 19 pages
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
18th Annual SCLC Convention Presidential Address, July 13, 1975
Date Created
1975-07-13
Description
This folder contains a typewritten version of Ralph D. Abernathy's presidential address delivered at the 18th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Anniston, Alabama. 19 pages
Subject
Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, Armed Forces, Meetings, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
This folder contains a printed booklet titled "To End The Draft" which features the statement of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Ralph D. Abernathy, presented by David A. Clarke, Acting Director, SCLC Washington Bureau, to a congressional committee in Washington, D.C. Abernathy's statement discusses the effects of conscription/the military draft on low-income and minority communities. 17 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
"To End The Draft" Congressional Statement by Ralph D. Abernathy, circa 1971
Date Created
1970/1971
Description
This folder contains a printed booklet titled "To End The Draft" which features the statement of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Ralph D. Abernathy, presented by David A. Clarke, Acting Director, SCLC Washington Bureau, to a congressional committee in Washington, D.C. Abernathy's statement discusses the effects of conscription/the military draft on low-income and minority communities. 17 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty, Armed Forces, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records