National Baptist Convention USA president sets agenda; appeals for funding.(Henry J. Lyons)

From: Jet | Date: October 2, 1995 | Copyright information

Lyons addressed about 17,000 attendees at the National Baptist Convention in Birmingham, AL. He stressed the group's aims to register 1 million black voters, and raise funds for itself and the NAACP.

National Baptist Convention USA President Dr. Henry J. Lyons' first presidential speech addressed issues, set his agenda, and appealed for money to pay for it at the National Baptist Convention held in Birmingham, AL.

The gathering, 17,000 conventioneers in the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum, enthusiastically listened to their dynamic leader's words. Rev. Lyons noted that the ...

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