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A document outlining resolutions adopted by the Councils of Bishops of A.M.E. Church, Connectional Council, in support of the striking hospital workers of Charleston, South Carolina. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Resolutions In Support of South Carolina Hospital Workers, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
A document outlining resolutions adopted by the Councils of Bishops of A.M.E. Church, Connectional Council, in support of the striking hospital workers of Charleston, South Carolina. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Labor, Poverty, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A news release relaying the statement of Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy on the goals of the Poor People's Campaign. 8 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
News Release on Poor People's Campaign, June 11, 1968
Date Created
1968-06-11
Description
A news release relaying the statement of Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy on the goals of the Poor People's Campaign. 8 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Poverty, African Americans--Housing, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
An issue of "True Unity News", a newsletter. 8 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
"True Unity News" Newsletter, circa 1968
Date Created
1968/1969
Description
An issue of "True Unity News", a newsletter. 8 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) brochure regarding SCLC's "War Against Repression" initiative. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
"War Against Repression" Brochure, circa 1971
Date Created
1971/1972
Description
A Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) brochure regarding SCLC's "War Against Repression" initiative. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A brochure outlining demands for chapter two of the Poor People's Campaign. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
"Poor People's Campaign Demands" Brochure, May 1969
Date Created
1969-05
Description
A brochure outlining demands for chapter two of the Poor People's Campaign. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Poverty, African Americans--Housing, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference's position paper on the United States' Space Program. 4 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
SCLC Position Paper: The Space Program, July 14, 1969
Date Created
1969-07-14
Description
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference's position paper on the United States' Space Program. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Sciences, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
This folder contains a form letter from anthropologist Margaret Mead regarding Planned Parenthood/World Population programs, including a brochure and contribution envelope. 8 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A Letter from Margaret Mead With Brochure and Contribution Envelope, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
This folder contains a form letter from anthropologist Margaret Mead regarding Planned Parenthood/World Population programs, including a brochure and contribution envelope. 8 pages.
Subject
Ethnology, Poverty, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
An annual report given by Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Ralph D. Abernathy, presented at the 11th Annual SCLC Convention held in Memphis, Tennessee. 15 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Report for the 11th Annual SCLC Convention, August 15, 1968
Date Created
1969-08-15
Description
An annual report given by Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Ralph D. Abernathy, presented at the 11th Annual SCLC Convention held in Memphis, Tennessee. 15 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Education, Poverty, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A flyer advocating for the strike by hospital workers in Charleston, South Carolina. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Hospital Workers of Charleston, South Carolina Flyer, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
A flyer advocating for the strike by hospital workers in Charleston, South Carolina. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Labor, Poverty, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A typewritten version of a speech by Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Ralph D. Abernathy to be delivered at the SCLC Solidarity Day March in support of the Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D.C. 6 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Poor People's Campaign Solidarity Day March Address, June 19, 1968
Date Created
1968-06-19
Description
A typewritten version of a speech by Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Ralph D. Abernathy to be delivered at the SCLC Solidarity Day March in support of the Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D.C. 6 pages.
Subject
Civil rights movements, Poverty, Meetings, Speeches, African Americans--Civil rights, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
United Press International (UPI) teletypes regarding the Poor People's Campaign and the arrest of Dick Gregory. 7 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
UPI Teletypes on the Poor People's Campaign and Arrest of Dick Gregory, June 1968
Date Created
1968-06
Description
United Press International (UPI) teletypes regarding the Poor People's Campaign and the arrest of Dick Gregory. 7 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Poverty, African American entertainers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
An United Press International (UPI) teletype on Reverend Jesse L. Jackson issuing a call for Black athletes to boycott the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City in order to protest against poverty in America. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
UPI Teletype Story on Black Athletes Boycotting the Olympic Games, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
An United Press International (UPI) teletype on Reverend Jesse L. Jackson issuing a call for Black athletes to boycott the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City in order to protest against poverty in America. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Poverty, Olympics, African American athletes
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A page of songs for Resurrection City written by J. Edward Haycraft, titled "In Resurrection City" and "You Can't Keep Us Down". 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Resurrection City Songs, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A page of songs for Resurrection City written by J. Edward Haycraft, titled "In Resurrection City" and "You Can't Keep Us Down". 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Poverty, African Americans--Music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
This folder contains the detailed schedule for Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy during the Poor People's Campaign from May 5, 1968 to June 2, 1968. 16 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Poor People's Campaign Schedule, May 5 - June 2, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
This folder contains the detailed schedule for Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy during the Poor People's Campaign from May 5, 1968 to June 2, 1968. 16 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
This folder contains a list of sponsoring organizations for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Poor People's Campaign. Note: Page six of the document is missing. 12 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
List of Sponsoring Organizations for the Poor People's Campaign, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
This folder contains a list of sponsoring organizations for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Poor People's Campaign. Note: Page six of the document is missing. 12 pages.
Subject
Poverty, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
An article from The Atlanta Voice about the Southern Rural Action, Inc. (SRA) organization, a Georgia corporation with the purpose of conducting development projects and programs in the rural southeastern United States. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
"Southern Rural Action" Article in The Atlanta Voice, March 16, 1974
Date Created
1974-03-16
Description
An article from The Atlanta Voice about the Southern Rural Action, Inc. (SRA) organization, a Georgia corporation with the purpose of conducting development projects and programs in the rural southeastern United States. 2 pages.
Subject
Poverty, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, Community development
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A document titled "The Poor People's Platform" presented at the 1972 Democratic National Convention by the National Welfare Rights Organization, the National Tenants Organization, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
The Poor People's Platform, 1972
Date Created
1972
Description
A document titled "The Poor People's Platform" presented at the 1972 Democratic National Convention by the National Welfare Rights Organization, the National Tenants Organization, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Poverty, Political participation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A pamphlet titled "The Political Play: Becoming a Delegate to a National Political Party Convention in 1972". 4 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
"The Political Play" Pamphlet, 1972
Date Created
1972
Description
A pamphlet titled "The Political Play: Becoming a Delegate to a National Political Party Convention in 1972". 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political science, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A lecture by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy delivered at Eastern Illinois State University in Charleston, Illinois. 13 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Lecture by Ralph D. Abernathy at Eastern Illinois State University, January 19, 1971
Date Created
1971-01-19
Description
A lecture by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy delivered at Eastern Illinois State University in Charleston, Illinois. 13 pages.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, Speeches, Race discrimination, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A letter to Eleanora Miller from Ralph D. Abernathy that had several "For Front" newsletters from The Foundation for Freedom and Democracy in Community Life stapled to it. 33 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Records Related to The Foundation for Freedom and Democracy in Community Life, 1971-1973
Date Created
1971/1973
Description
A letter to Eleanora Miller from Ralph D. Abernathy that had several "For Front" newsletters from The Foundation for Freedom and Democracy in Community Life stapled to it. 33 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Housing, Community development, Poverty, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records