SIDE 1: Survival of the Black Family in the '80s: "The Black Teenager" April 4-5, 1983. W. Hunter st. Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA. Workshop #3, Side 1 Tape A

This audio recording features a workshop held as part of the "National Conference on the Black Teenager: The Survival of the Black Family in the Eighties - The Black Teenager" program sponsored by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. The workshop topic to be discussed is "Public Policy: For or Against The Black Teenager". The recording begins with a representative from the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) discussing the purpose and services offered by the CDF. The workshop leader discusses public policy's impact on the Black teenager, covering topics such as understanding the legislative process, lobbying and monitoring, community advocacy, and pending legislation/policy decisions.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection