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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  • Subjects = Race discrimination
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (in center of photo, at podium), addresses a crowd in front of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Lowery's address was, in part, in response to the killings of Hamp Russaw and Anthony Russaw by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking to a Crowd of Demonstrators in Front of the Alabama State Capitol, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (in center of photo, at podium), addresses a crowd in front of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Lowery's address was, in part, in response to the killings of Hamp Russaw and Anthony Russaw by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Leadership members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including John Nettles, Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Spiver Gordon, lead demonstrators in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Leadership Marches With Demonstrators During the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Leadership members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including John Nettles, Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Spiver Gordon, lead demonstrators in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown marching down a street in Montgomery, Alabama as part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators March Down a Street During the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Demonstrators are shown marching down a street in Montgomery, Alabama as part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of demonstrators are shown standing around a casket with protest signs, one of which reads "We Don't Need A Racist Mayor So Beat It Emory Folmar".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Demonstrators Stand Around a Casket With Protest Signs, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
A group of demonstrators are shown standing around a casket with protest signs, one of which reads "We Don't Need A Racist Mayor So Beat It Emory Folmar".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of unidentified men walk down a street carrying a casket while others, including a woman in wheelchair, follow behind them.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Unidentified Men March Down a Street Carrying a Casket, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
A group of unidentified men walk down a street carrying a casket while others, including a woman in wheelchair, follow behind them.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators are gathered as part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama. One demonstrator holds a sign protesting Emory Folmar, the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of Demonstrators With a "We Don't Need a Racist Mayor So Beat It Emory Folmar" Sign, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
A crowd of demonstrators are gathered as part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama. One demonstrator holds a sign protesting Emory Folmar, the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Alabama State Patrol troopers stand guard outside the capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama. Caption on photo reads: (MR1) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Mar. 18 -- CAPITOL SECURITY -- Troopers of the Alabama State Patrol stand guard at the capitol in Montgomery, Ala. today providing the tightest security for Gov. George Wallace of any Alabama governor in history. At left is Major Walter Allen. In the car is Capt. Billy Bishop.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Alabama State Patrol Stand Guard at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, March 18, 1965
Date Created
1965-03-18
Description
Alabama State Patrol troopers stand guard outside the capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama. Caption on photo reads: (MR1) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Mar. 18 -- CAPITOL SECURITY -- Troopers of the Alabama State Patrol stand guard at the capitol in Montgomery, Ala. today providing the tightest security for Gov. George Wallace of any Alabama governor in history. At left is Major Walter Allen. In the car is Capt. Billy Bishop.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Traffic passes in front of the Lerner Shops and Kress store front in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Traffic in Front of Lerner Shops and Kress Store, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Traffic passes in front of the Lerner Shops and Kress store front in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
Civil rights movements, Race discrimination, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series