- Collection:
- AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
- Title:
- "Your Vote Counts," George Meany, Introduction by Bayard Rustin (1976)
- Creator:
- Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987
Meany, George, 1894-1980
AFL-CIO - Date of Original:
- 1976
- Subject:
- Labor leaders
African American labor leaders
Labor unions--Political activity
Voting
Advertising, Political
AFL-CIO
A. Philip Randolph Institute - People:
- Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987
Meany, George, 1894-1980 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- open reel audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Recording of a statement by Bayard Rustin and AFL-CIO President George Meany encouraging Americans to vote. In this recording, Rustin introduces Meany as an ally of African Americans (00:03-00:54). Meany notes the high stakes of the 1976 elections, laments the fact that many Americans will not vote, and appeals to the audience to vote regardless of their political viewpoints (00:55-04:56).
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/AFLCIO/id/100467
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: L1989-17_AV0002, AFL-CIO Southern Area Civil Rights Department Records, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, Atlanta
- Extent:
- 4:59
- Original Collection:
- Box 0037
Southern Labor Archives
https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/433
AFL-CIO Southern Area Civil Rights Department Records (L1989-17) - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
