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Joseph Lowery , Part 2

The Reverend Joseph Lowery talked about his life and his involvement in the civil rights movement. He was a co-founder of the Southern Chris… read more

The Reverend Joseph Lowery talked about his life and his involvement in the civil rights movement. He was a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He reflected on the effectiveness of nonviolence, the libel suit against him, sit-ins across the country, and the Selma to Montgomery March.

This interview was part of an oral history project on the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century initiated by Congress in 2009, conducted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Library of Congress, and the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The interview was conducted at Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, by Joseph Mosnier. close

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  • Joseph E. Lowery President Emeritus (Former) Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Joseph Lowery Oral History Interview, Part 2

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Program ID:
311771-2
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Interview
Location:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
First Aired:
Apr 02, 2013 | 8:53pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Apr 06, 2013 | 8:51am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Apr 02, 2013 | 8:53pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 03, 2013 | 12:06am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 03, 2013 | 3:20am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 06, 2013 | 8:51am EDT | C-SPAN 3