This audio recording features a speech in which Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery speaks about the development of the SCLC followed by the many highlights of New Orleans such as the War of 1812, jazz, gumbo, and Mayor Sidney Barthelemy. This audio concludes with Lowery speaking about the continuation of SCLC's leadership in the civil rights movement despite adversity.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 Collectio...