Written on tape: SCLC Awards Banquet Day 2.

This video features proceedings from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 39th Annual Convention held at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. This video opens with a luncheon, facilitated by former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young. U.S. Representative John Conyers and Coretta Scott King pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. and speak about the importance of voter education and registration. At 00:49:41, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery presents the Matthew Moore Corporate Responsibility Award, the 1996 SCLC Chapter Leader Award, the Ralph Abernathy Community Service Award, the SCLC Humanitarian Award, and other political, societal, and educational awards to community leaders. This video concludes with a summary of upcoming 39th Annual Convention events read by Joseph E. Lowery.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