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• Interview with Ralph Abernathy and Benjamin E. Mays on Race and Religion
  Ralph David Abernathy and Benjamin Mays answer the question "is it very difficult to be a Black man in America and Christian too or that Christianity is a white man's religion?"
• 1979 President's Essay Contest and Awards Ceremony
  The President’s Essay Contest, sponsored by the Trinity Church of Boston Massachusetts, award prizes to the students who wrote and delivered the best papers on the given subjects assigned for the competition.
• Marian Williams Concert
  Marian Williams, a gospel singer, provided Tuskegee Institute students with a gospel concert in realtion to the Tuskegee Civic Association meeting in 1972.
• "What Have We To Be Thankful For?"; Sermon by Benjamin F. Payton
  Dr. Benjamin F. Payton spoke on the history of Thanksgiving and why we should be thankful.
• Booker T. Washington Documentary: Hattie Simmons Kelly, James W. Williams and Leloa Belton
  Hattie Simmons Kelly, James W. Williams and Leloa Belton being interviewed for a docmentary on Booker T. Washington and his achievements with Tuskegee University.
• Booker T. Washington Documentary: Interviews of Leloa Belton, James W. Woodson and Dr. Luther Foster
  Interviewing Leola Belton, James W. Woodson and Dr. Luther Foster on Booker T. Washington, the creation of Tuskegee Institute, and the philosphy of his life.
• "A Life of Service"; Sermon by Daniel T. Williams
  Daniel T. Washington gives a sermon on the life of George Washington Carver and how his lesson impacted socitey.
• "The Creative Encounter; Moses"; Sermon by James Earl Massey
  James Earl Massey preaching on "understanding the messages God uses to get our attention."
• Shirley Chrisholm at Tuskegee in 1971
  Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to serve in the U.S. Congress, emphasizing the need for systemic change and collective action to achieve racial equality and social justice.
• "The Unattainable Goal"; Sermon by Benjamin E. Mays
  Benjamin E. Mays speaking on "reaching the unattainable goal in life."
• Tuskegee Civic Association 22th Meeting
  The Reverend KLB spoke on the subject of “The reaction of the Tuskegee City Council” and responsibility of Negro citizens and Mr. Emily Field, Director of the Fellowship of the reconciliation New York City.
• Tuskegee Civic Association Meeting #23 at Washington Chapel Church
  The Tuskegee Civic Association meetign featured two speakers: Reverend P.R. Newman emphasized the importance of unity and organization in the fight for civil rights. Patrick Malan spoke on Little Rock: The 1967 Civil Rights Legislation and the future South and North.
• Tuskegee Civic Association 26th Meeting
  Tonight's main speaker is Father Vernon Jones, Vicar of the Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, provided a proper scripture lesson.
• Tuskegee Civic Association 25th Meeting at Greenwood Baptist Church
  Tonight's speaker is Reverend RB Ford of the Baptist Association. He spoke on the subject of "charity or love suffer long and this kind charity envies not charity vaunted".
• Tuskegee Civic Association 24th Meeting at Greenwood Baptist Church
  The meeting was being held at the Greenwood missionary Baptist church, with special guest Reverend S.T. Martin. The message was the reaction of the Tuskegee City Council to the TC petition and the responsibility of Negro citizens.
• Tuskegee Civic Association 21st Meeting at Greenwood Baptist Church
  Tonight's speaker is Miss Wilman Dickman Stokley of Newport Tennessee. She spoke on the subject of “The dawn comes up like thunder.”
• Tuskegee Civic Association Meeting #4
  The Tuskegee Civic Association (TCA) was a nonprofit organization founded in 1941, comprised of citizens from larger Macon County, Tuskegee, AL, and Tuskegee Institute. It focused on local political and civic affairs.
• Tuskegee Civic Association 50th Meeting
  The Tuskegee Civic Association (TCA) held its 50th mass meeting to discuss first class citizenship.
• Tuskegee Civic Association Review Meeting
  Slide presentation of the Tuskegee Civic Association (TCA) mass meeting, number 1 and 50, presented by Mr. I.L. Guzman of the Tuskegee Institute. In addition to a larger selection of slides, there will be short excerpts on tape from each speaker's address who appeared between mass meetings.
• George Washington Carver Testimonial
  The 2nd Annual Catholic Committee of the South Convention held in Birmingham, Alabama on April 22, 1941. The audio features speakers introducing what the convention is for and the theme of this particular year's convention which was "The Church and the Negro".
• Voices of America: Interview of Secretary Charles D. Sherman And Mrs. Bessie B. Walcott
  The honorable Charles D Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Bess B. Walcott, retired curator of the Carver Unit of the Tuskegee Cultural Center, discuss the new cultural center at Cape Mount.
• Come On Coot Do That Thing
  Coot Grant and "Kid" Wesley Wilson were a wife and husband duet group that were popular throughout the 1920s and 1930s performing blues and jazz music. The couple also performed in vaudeville, musical comedies, revues, and traveling shows.
• The Old Time Religion
  The Tuskegee Institute Singers grew out of the Tuskegee Institute Chapel Choir, first organized by Booker T. Washington. The Singers were reorganized in 1909 and toured performing spirituals, recording multiple sessions for Victor Records in 1915-1916 and 1926-1927.
• Heaven Song and Inchin' Along
  The Tuskegee Institute Singers grew out of the Tuskegee Institute Chapel Choir, first organized by Booker T. Washington. The Singers were reorganized in 1909 and toured performing spirituals, recording multiple sessions for Victor Records in 1915-1916 and 1926-1927.
• Have Your Chill, I'll Be Here When Your Fever Rises
  Coot Grant and "Kid" Wesley Wilson were a wife and husband duet group that were popular throughout the 1920s and 1930s performing blues and jazz music. The couple also performed in vaudeville, musical comedies, revues, and traveling shows.