March on Washington Report, August 30, 1961

Williams, Clyde, Brief Report of the Washington March

1961-08-30

1960-1969

Adam Richardson describes elements of audio recording which includes singing. Clyde Williams of the Interdenominational Theological Center gives a report on the march on Washington. In the report he describes the people at the event including Mahalia Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr.

African Americans--Religion
Education--Religion
Theology--Study and teaching
Theological seminaries
Sermons
Gospel music

sound recording

audio/mpeg

audiotapes

Isaac R. Clark Memorial Collection

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:117

00:31:33

00:00:05 Adam Richardson identifies himself and describes elements of audio.
00:00:43 Adam Richardson and an unidentified man have a conversation.
00:04:48 Talks and introduces Vivian McFadden.
00:06:22 Choir sings.
00:07:35 Unidentified woman reads Sunny Side Up by Joan A. Blauche.
00:10:23 Adam Richardson introduces special tape.
00:11:18 Choir Sings.
00:21:25 Dr. Harry V. Richardson talks about the greatest occasion of a lifetime, the march on Washington, and introduces Clyde Williams to give a report on the march on Washington.
00:23:28 Clyde Williams displays one of the signs carried at the march and describes the march as a miracle.
00:24:44 Describes his reason for attending the march.
00:27:32 Talks about seeing the crowd and how television was not able to give an accurate account of what was happening.
00:28:38 Talks about how when Mahalia Jackson stood to sing, it electrified the crowd.
00:30:33 Ends report.
00:30:44 Dr. Harry V. Richardson thanks Clyde Williams and asks if there are any questions and talks about bringing to an end a wonderful summer session.
00:31:33 Audio ends.

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.117:0104

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