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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Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown with sculptor Ronald Scott McDowell (second from right), Johnnie Carr (first on left), and others at the Rosa Parks Memorial unveiling ceremony at Alabama State University.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others, April 22, 2006
Date Created
2006-04-22
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown with sculptor Ronald Scott McDowell (second from right), Johnnie Carr (first on left), and others at the Rosa Parks Memorial unveiling ceremony at Alabama State University.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Art, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown marching through the streets of Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators Marching in Montgomery, Alabama, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Demonstrators are shown marching through the streets of Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
From left to right in the first row (beginning fifth from the left), Dick Gregory, Martin Luther King, III, John Nettles, Coretta Scott King, Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Jesse Jackson lead demonstrators at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March. Written on verso: Marching up the streets of Montgomery headed to the state capitol on the 25th Anniversary of the Selma/Montgomery March. Leading the line Johnny Ford, student from Kelly Miller High School in D.C., Rev. John Alford President SCLC Dayton (?) Chapter, Rev. Raleigh Trammell, SCLC National Board Member, SCLC Board Member Dick Gregory, SCLC Board Member Martin Luther King, III, Regional V. Pres. Rev. John Nettles, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Joseph E. Lowery, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Melba Moore.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
25th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, March 4, 1990
Date Created
1990-03-04
Description
From left to right in the first row (beginning fifth from the left), Dick Gregory, Martin Luther King, III, John Nettles, Coretta Scott King, Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Jesse Jackson lead demonstrators at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March. Written on verso: Marching up the streets of Montgomery headed to the state capitol on the 25th Anniversary of the Selma/Montgomery March. Leading the line Johnny Ford, student from Kelly Miller High School in D.C., Rev. John Alford President SCLC Dayton (?) Chapter, Rev. Raleigh Trammell, SCLC National Board Member, SCLC Board Member Dick Gregory, SCLC Board Member Martin Luther King, III, Regional V. Pres. Rev. John Nettles, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Joseph E. Lowery, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Melba Moore.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory is shown posing in front of a blackboard with Brenda Davenport and others at a youth rally event during the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Convention in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Brenda Davenport and Dick Gregory With Others, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Dick Gregory is shown posing in front of a blackboard with Brenda Davenport and others at a youth rally event during the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Convention in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American women, Civil rights movements, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is sitting next to Congressman William Gray at a 28th Annual SCLC Convention event held at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Congressman William Gray and Joseph E. Lowery, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is sitting next to Congressman William Gray at a 28th Annual SCLC Convention event held at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Solomon Seay, Sr. (center) sits next to an unidentified woman and Congressman William Gray at a 28th Annual SCLC Convention event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Unidentified Woman, Solomon Seay, Sr., and William Gray, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Solomon Seay, Sr. (center) sits next to an unidentified woman and Congressman William Gray at a 28th Annual SCLC Convention event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting an award at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting an award at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An audience is shown enjoying a choir performance at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Choir Performance at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
An audience is shown enjoying a choir performance at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Fred Shuttlesworth are shown listening to Montgomery County Commissioner John Knight speak at the 25th Annual SCLC Convention. For more information, see page 38 of the October-November 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07027.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Fred Shuttlesworth Listen to Montgomery County Commissioner John Knight, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Fred Shuttlesworth are shown listening to Montgomery County Commissioner John Knight speak at the 25th Annual SCLC Convention. For more information, see page 38 of the October-November 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07027.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (to the immediate left of the speaker at the podium, seated) are shown gathered with others at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Gathered With Others at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (to the immediate left of the speaker at the podium, seated) are shown gathered with others at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board members and convention participants are shown holding hands and singing at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Meeting Attendees Hold Hands at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board members and convention participants are shown holding hands and singing at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown leading a march during the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Montgomery, Alabama. Written on verso: Processional leaves Dexter Avenue-King Memorial Baptist Church (background) and heads to the steps of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery for a ceremony to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The ceremony was planned as part of the 28th Annual Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. (L to R) Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, SCLC founder; Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King, Jr., Mrs. Coretta Scott King; Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, SCLC President, Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery, SCLC/WOMEN; Rev. John Nettles, Alabama SCLC President; John Norwood of Evanston; Mayor Johnny Ford of Tuskegee; Bernard Lee, former SCLC staff. For more photo highlights from the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, see pages 70-81 of the October-November 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07027.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Leading a March During the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown leading a march during the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Montgomery, Alabama. Written on verso: Processional leaves Dexter Avenue-King Memorial Baptist Church (background) and heads to the steps of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery for a ceremony to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The ceremony was planned as part of the 28th Annual Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. (L to R) Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, SCLC founder; Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King, Jr., Mrs. Coretta Scott King; Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, SCLC President, Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery, SCLC/WOMEN; Rev. John Nettles, Alabama SCLC President; John Norwood of Evanston; Mayor Johnny Ford of Tuskegee; Bernard Lee, former SCLC staff. For more photo highlights from the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, see pages 70-81 of the October-November 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07027.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Demonstrations, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
C.T. Vivian is shown speaking at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention while SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery and others listen. Written on verso: C.T. Vivian and Joseph Lowery (left to right) at final business session of 1985 convention, Dexter Avenue - King Memorial Baptist Church. 1985 Con [Convention]
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
C.T. Vivian Speaking at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
C.T. Vivian is shown speaking at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention while SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery and others listen. Written on verso: C.T. Vivian and Joseph Lowery (left to right) at final business session of 1985 convention, Dexter Avenue - King Memorial Baptist Church. 1985 Con [Convention]
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Naomi Tutu, Desmond Tutu's daughter, is shown addressing a youth group at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. Written on verso: Naomi Tutu, daughter of Bishop Tutu addresses youth rally as J. Orange (James), Bo Young (Andy), Greggory Greggory (Dick), Bernice King (Coretta) listen.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Naomi Tutu Speaking at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Naomi Tutu, Desmond Tutu's daughter, is shown addressing a youth group at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. Written on verso: Naomi Tutu, daughter of Bishop Tutu addresses youth rally as J. Orange (James), Bo Young (Andy), Greggory Greggory (Dick), Bernice King (Coretta) listen.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American children, Africa
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown sharing a laugh with Rosa Parks, Walter E. Fauntroy, and Coretta Scott King while presenting an award to Solomon Seay, Sr. at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, Solomon Seay, Sr. and Others at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown sharing a laugh with Rosa Parks, Walter E. Fauntroy, and Coretta Scott King while presenting an award to Solomon Seay, Sr. at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Carolyn Watson (center) and others are shown posing for a picture. Written on verso: Conference. Jacquelyne Sykes, "Sonny" Walker, Carolyn Watson and Jocelyn Wilson pose with Ron Brown and members of the Black McDonald's Owners Association, who donated for the youth conference.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Carolyn Watson and Others Posing for a Photo, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Carolyn Watson (center) and others are shown posing for a picture. Written on verso: Conference. Jacquelyne Sykes, "Sonny" Walker, Carolyn Watson and Jocelyn Wilson pose with Ron Brown and members of the Black McDonald's Owners Association, who donated for the youth conference.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Naomi Tutu, Desmond Tutu's daughter, is shown addressing a youth group at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Naomi Tutu Speaking at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Naomi Tutu, Desmond Tutu's daughter, is shown addressing a youth group at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American children, Africa
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of women and a man are shown singing at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group Singing at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
A group of women and a man are shown singing at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African Americans--Music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown speaking at a podium alongside Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Fred Shuttlesworth, Rosa Parks, and others during the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. Written on verso: "GLAD TO BE ALIVE"... SCLC President Emeritus Dr. Ralph Abernathy who had miraculous recovery from serious brain surgery, thanked God for "allowing me to come back to Montgomery for the first SCLC Convention since 1957."
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy Speaking at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown speaking at a podium alongside Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Fred Shuttlesworth, Rosa Parks, and others during the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. Written on verso: "GLAD TO BE ALIVE"... SCLC President Emeritus Dr. Ralph Abernathy who had miraculous recovery from serious brain surgery, thanked God for "allowing me to come back to Montgomery for the first SCLC Convention since 1957."
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown receiving a check from a Church's Chicken representative and posing for a picture with Fred Shuttlesworth and Walter E. Fauntroy at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention. Written on verso: Reinvestment... President Lowery receives check from Church's Chicken as "a small contribution to an organization that has done so much."
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Receiving a Check at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown receiving a check from a Church's Chicken representative and posing for a picture with Fred Shuttlesworth and Walter E. Fauntroy at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention. Written on verso: Reinvestment... President Lowery receives check from Church's Chicken as "a small contribution to an organization that has done so much."
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series