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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  • Decade = 1960-1969
  • Subjects = African American leadership
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown walking with others across a street in Memphis, Tennessee. Written on verso: Memphis after release from jail
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy Walking With Others, circa 1968
Date Created
1966/1970
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown walking with others across a street in Memphis, Tennessee. Written on verso: Memphis after release from jail
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown lying on the ground with others while being interviewed by the press.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy Lying on the Ground With Others While Being Interviewed, circa 1968
Date Created
1963/1973
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown lying on the ground with others while being interviewed by the press.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown speaking wearing a denim jacket and wooden cross necklace.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy, circa 1968
Date Created
1963/1973
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown speaking wearing a denim jacket and wooden cross necklace.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown speaking to a large crowd outdoors.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy Speaking to a Crowd, circa 1968
Date Created
1963/1973
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown speaking to a large crowd outdoors.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth, and an unidentified woman are shown posing for a picture.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth, and an Unidentified Woman, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth, and an unidentified woman are shown posing for a picture.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American leadership, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. is shown standing at a podium speaking to a crowd of people outdoors.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking to a Group Outside, circa 1963
Date Created
1958/1968
Description
Martin Luther King, Jr. is shown standing at a podium speaking to a crowd of people outdoors.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series