- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Couples of the Struggle: Partners in Movement & Marriage, March 6, 2004
- Date of Original:
- 2004-03-06
- Subject:
- African American men
African American women
African American families
Manners and customs
Special events - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- videotapes
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- This video features an event honoring couples of the civil rights movement that was held as part of the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour. Various couples come to the podium to celebrate their marriages, with the overarching goal of paying tribute to Joseph and Evelyn Lowery. The proceedings include marriage testimonials, musical performances, and recollections by speakers of Joseph and Evelyn's partnership. Speakers include Spiver Gordon, Johnnie Carr, Hank Sanders, Rose Sanders (now known as Faya Ora Rose Toure), Fred Shuttlesworth, John Lewis, and Charles K. Steele, Jr.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:01298_002
- Rights Holder:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: archives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Extent:
- 01:14:44
- Original Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:199 - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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