Voices of the Civil Rights Movement, Friday. February 1. 1980, "We'll Never Turn Back" Exhibit Opening
conference tape number 25, OVU 408.5.25
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content: Friday, February 1, 1980, "We'll Never Turn Back" Exhibit Opening
 
Songleaders sing:
"This Little Light of Mine" 
"Freedom Train A' Coming" 
"We'll Never Turn Back"

Bernice Johnson Reagon calls Roger Kennedy, Mayor Marion Barry, Dr. Lorraine Williams, Edith Mayo, and Worth Long to the platform.

Bernice Johnson Reagon introduces Roger Kennedy of the Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution.
 
Roger Kennedy give welcome and thanks the sponsors and contributors. Introduces Mayor Marion Barry, former chairman of SNCC and mayor of Washington, DC.
 
Mayor Marion Barry speaks about continuing to improve racial relations.

Dr. Lorraine Williams, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Howard University. Discusses the sacrifice required in the pursuit of freedom.

Edith Mayo, Associate Curator, Museum of History and Technology, 
Smithsonian Institution. Discusses the work involved in putting together the "We'll Never Turn Back" photo exhibit.