The Photograph series consists of photographs, negatives, slides and photo albums relating to Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery from circa 1900-2019 inclusive (bulk: 1950-1990). The images include individual portraits and snapshots of the Lowerys; images of the Lowerys with various relatives, friends, and acquaintances; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) activities; other events, people and places; slides; negatives; and photograph albums. This series contains original images, as well as reproductions of photographs including photocopies of prints on paper.
May 11, 2022

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series

The Photograph series consists of photographs, negatives, slides and photo albums relating to Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery from circa 1900-2019 inclusive (bulk: 1950-1990). The images include individual portraits and snapshots of the Lowerys; images of the Lowerys with various relatives, friends, and acquaintances; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) activities; other events, people and places; slides; negatives; and photograph albums. This series contains original images, as well as reproductions of photographs including photocopies of prints on paper.

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  • Geographic Location = Georgia--Atlanta
2012-04-04
Evelyn G. Lowery and Christine King Farris (Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sister ) are shown posing for a picture at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women social reformers, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Christine King Farris (Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sister ) are shown posing for a picture at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
2012-04-04
Singer Tyrese Gibson is shown with Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Karen Lowery, Cheryl Lowery, and others during the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American singers, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Singer Tyrese Gibson is shown with Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Karen Lowery, Cheryl Lowery, and others during the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
2012-04-04
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Reverend Al Sharpton (on left), who holds his "SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.: Justice in the Media" Award, and Don Lemon (on right) who holds his "SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.: Communications" Award.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American clergy, African American journalists, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Reverend Al Sharpton (on left), who holds his "SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.: Justice in the Media" Award, and Don Lemon (on right) who holds his "SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.: Communications" Award.
2012-04-04
Civil rights activist Karen Reagle is shown speaking at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Civil rights activist Karen Reagle is shown speaking at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
2012-04
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with award recipients Reverend Al Sharpton and journalist Don Lemon at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American clergy, African American journalists, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with award recipients Reverend Al Sharpton and journalist Don Lemon at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
2012-04
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery poses for a group photo with Tyrese Gibson and their daughters Karen and Cheryl Lowery at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American singers, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery poses for a group photo with Tyrese Gibson and their daughters Karen and Cheryl Lowery at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
2012-04
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with a representative from The Atlanta Daily World newspaper at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American journalists, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with a representative from The Atlanta Daily World newspaper at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
2012-04
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with award recipient Judge Robert Benham at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American civic leaders, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with award recipient Judge Robert Benham at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
2012-04
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Karen Reagle at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Karen Reagle at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
2012
Ruby Shinhoster, Karen Reagle, and other SCLC/WOMEN members pose for a picture with a group of children during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event at Christmas time. Written on verso: Bridging The Gap, Xmas 2012.
African American civil rights workers, African American women, African American children, Meetings, Women's rights, Community development
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ruby Shinhoster, Karen Reagle, and other SCLC/WOMEN members pose for a picture with a group of children during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program event at Christmas time. Written on verso: Bridging The Gap, Xmas 2012.
2012
Martin Luther King, III is shown speaking at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, III is shown speaking at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
2012
Joseph E. Lowery delivers the keynote address at Clark Atlanta University's fall convocation.
African American men, African American civil rights workers, African American universities and colleges
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery delivers the keynote address at Clark Atlanta University's fall convocation.
2011-12
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified woman and a group of girls at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified woman and a group of girls at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
2011-12
Performers at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Performers at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
2011-12
Senior citizens in attendance at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Senior citizens in attendance at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
2011-12
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified woman at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified woman at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
2011-04-24
Evelyn G. Lowery and Yvonne Lowery Kennedy help Joseph E. Lowery in putting on his Presidential Medal of Freedom in preparation for an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Yvonne Lowery Kennedy help Joseph E. Lowery in putting on his Presidential Medal of Freedom in preparation for an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
2011-04-24
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery walk along a red carpet as they enter the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel for an Easter Sunday worship service, during which the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery walk along a red carpet as they enter the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel for an Easter Sunday worship service, during which the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
2011-04-24
Evelyn G. Lowery stands to have a medallion placed around her neck by Morehouse professor Dr. Masilamani Sambandham during the ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel awarding Joseph and Evelyn Lowery with the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize.
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery stands to have a medallion placed around her neck by Morehouse professor Dr. Masilamani Sambandham during the ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel awarding Joseph and Evelyn Lowery with the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize.
2011-04-24
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery look at one another during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery look at one another during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.