- Additional Authors
- Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979.
- Totten, Ashley, 1884-1963.
- Wilkins, Roy, 1901-
- Brown, Earl, 1903-1980.
- Licorish, David N.
- Drew, Cornelius J.
- Mazur, Joe.
- Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters' meetings.
- Found In
- c2ic Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters' Meetings (CstRLIN)NYPG94-R988.
- Description
- 1 sound tape reel (114:01 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, mono.; 7 in.
- Summary
- A civil rights rally to protest the murder of Emmett Till is sponsored by the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters New York Division in 1955. An invocation is given by Reverend Thomas Walker, speakers include Ashley Totten, A. Philip Randolph, the Reverend D. N. Licorish, Earl Brown of the New York City Council, Joe Mazur of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union of the AFL, Monsignor Cornelius J. Drew, Roy Wilkins, the executive secretary for the NAACP; Mrs. Bradley, the mother of Emmett Till; and Ray Moody who assisted Mrs. Bradley throughout the tragedy. A. Philip Randolph makes a resolution for an anti-lynch law to be passed by Congress and for an immediate and comprehensive investigation into the Till case. Mrs. Bradley and Ray Moody talk about their experiences arranging Emmett's funeral and burial, and describe the trial which Mrs. Bradley calls a "comedy".
- Donor/Sponsor
- Collection donated by Benjamin F. McLaurin.
- Schomburg NEH Humanities Resources Access Project.
- Subjects
- Reproduction (note)
- Call Number
- Sc Audio C-609 (Sides 1-3, counter no. 00)
- OCLC
- NYPG94-R798
- Title
[Civil rights rally to protest the murder of Emmett Till, New York City, 1955] [sound recording]
- Imprint
1955.
- Reproduction
Service copy. New York, N.Y. : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, 1993. 2 sound cassettes.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979.
Totten, Ashley, 1884-1963.
Wilkins, Roy, 1901-
Brown, Earl, 1903-1980.
Licorish, David N.
Drew, Cornelius J.
Mazur, Joe.
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters' meetings.
- Found In:
c2ic Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters' Meetings (CstRLIN)NYPG94-R988.
- Research Call Number
Sc Audio C-609 (Sides 1-3, counter no. 00) Original in Sc Audio TC-175