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 E. Lowery is shown alongside Jesse Jackson at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown alongside Jesse Jackson at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown marching with an "I Am A Man" sign alongside Jesse Jackson and others at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown marching with an "I Am A Man" sign alongside Jesse Jackson and others at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators representing the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1733, march with other during the Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Demonstrators representing the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1733, march with other during the Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (at center of photo) is shown amongst a group of demonstrators with signs at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (at center of photo) is shown amongst a group of demonstrators with signs at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fred Taylor and Brenda Davenport (on right) are shown demonstrating with others at an AT&T protest in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators at an AT&T Protest, circa 1993
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
Fred Taylor and Brenda Davenport (on right) are shown demonstrating with others at an AT&T protest in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and UAW-Detroit representative Joe Davis pose for a photo at a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan. Written on verso: Joe Davis, Detroit Auto Union Leader
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and UAW-Detroit representative Joe Davis pose for a photo at a SCLC Spring Board meeting in Detroit, Michigan. Written on verso: Joe Davis, Detroit Auto Union Leader
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc., Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown holding a banner that reads "We Demand Human Rights for Black People in S.C." Written on verso: 4/11/81 Sumter, S.C. VFWA AFL-CIO United Furniture Workers of America; Local 273 UFWA Sumter, SC.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Union Workers March in Sumter, South Carolina, April 11, 1981
Date Created
1981-04-11
Description
Demonstrators are shown holding a banner that reads "We Demand Human Rights for Black People in S.C." Written on verso: 4/11/81 Sumter, S.C. VFWA AFL-CIO United Furniture Workers of America; Local 273 UFWA Sumter, SC.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Dexter King (second from right) and others sitting outside of a church during an event in Sumter, South Carolina.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others, April 11, 1981
Date Created
1981-04-11
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Dexter King (second from right) and others sitting outside of a church during an event in Sumter, South Carolina.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of AFSCME Local 420 New York City Hospital Employees union members and others are shown demonstrating during a hospital strike.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
New York City Hospital Employees Strike, circa 1985
Date Created
1980/1990
Description
A crowd of AFSCME Local 420 New York City Hospital Employees union members and others are shown demonstrating during a hospital strike.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a boycott rally against Winn-Dixie stores.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at a Winn-Dixie Protest, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a boycott rally against Winn-Dixie stores.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Civil rights, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Bob Como, Winn-Dixie boycott coordinator (left) and Lois Felder, Retail Clerks International Union representative (right).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at a Winn-Dixie Protest, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Bob Como, Winn-Dixie boycott coordinator (left) and Lois Felder, Retail Clerks International Union representative (right).
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Civil rights, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young is shown standing on top of a car addressing a crowd of Local 1199 Union hospital workers.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young at a Hospital Workers' Strike, circa 1969
Date Created
1969/1970
Description
Andrew Young is shown standing on top of a car addressing a crowd of Local 1199 Union hospital workers.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with Ralph and Juanita Abernathy, UAW representatives, and others during a hospital strike in Charleston, South Carolina. Written on verso: Prop of E.G. Lowery; Hospital -1199 Charleston, S.C. 1969; Carl Ferris; L. Wadrey[?]; Fauntroy; hosp. worker; Walter Reuther; Pres. 1199; Ralph & J. Abernathy; Joseph and Evelyn Lowery
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Charleston, South Carolina Hospital Strike, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with Ralph and Juanita Abernathy, UAW representatives, and others during a hospital strike in Charleston, South Carolina. Written on verso: Prop of E.G. Lowery; Hospital -1199 Charleston, S.C. 1969; Carl Ferris; L. Wadrey[?]; Fauntroy; hosp. worker; Walter Reuther; Pres. 1199; Ralph & J. Abernathy; Joseph and Evelyn Lowery
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A bleeding protester is shown being arrested and put into the back of a police van during a Charleston, South Carolina hospital strike. Written on verso: Charleston Hosp. March '69
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Charleston, South Carolina Hospital Strike, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
A bleeding protester is shown being arrested and put into the back of a police van during a Charleston, South Carolina hospital strike. Written on verso: Charleston Hosp. March '69
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Local 1199 Union hospital workers are shown kneeling and demonstrating at a hospital strike in Charleston, South Carolina. Written on verso: 69 hospital strike
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Charleston, South Carolina Hospital Strike, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
Local 1199 Union hospital workers are shown kneeling and demonstrating at a hospital strike in Charleston, South Carolina. Written on verso: 69 hospital strike
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A woman demonstrator is shown being detained by South Carolina Highway Patrol officer during a hospital strike march in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Charleston, South Carolina Hospital Strike, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
A woman demonstrator is shown being detained by South Carolina Highway Patrol officer during a hospital strike march in Charleston, South Carolina.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown marching on South Main Street in front of Dailey's with a protest sign in support of the NAACP and Local 1733.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
Demonstrators are shown marching on South Main Street in front of Dailey's with a protest sign in support of the NAACP and Local 1733.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of Local 1199 Union health care workers are shown amongst policemen and others demonstrating at a protest.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Local 1199 Union Workers Demonstrating, circa 1969
Date Created
1968/1970
Description
A group of Local 1199 Union health care workers are shown amongst policemen and others demonstrating at a protest.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy (middle left), Evelyn G. Lowery, and other demonstrators are shown marching in Memphis, Tennessee in support of workers' rights. Written on verso: Memphis 1968
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstration in Memphis, Tennessee, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy (middle left), Evelyn G. Lowery, and other demonstrators are shown marching in Memphis, Tennessee in support of workers' rights. Written on verso: Memphis 1968
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Employees are shown leaving a Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan. Caption on photo reads: (DT1) DETROIT, Nov. 6- FORD WORKERS LEAVE PLANT- Workers at a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in subruban [sic] Wayne, Mich., leave the plant this morning after negotiators failed to reach contract terms on the local level. At least nine of 11 Ford plants around the country lacking agreements had been struck as the ten A.M. deadline passed. Other plants that had settled grievances continued to work.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
United Auto Workers Strike, November 6, 1964
Date Created
1964-11-06
Description
Employees are shown leaving a Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan. Caption on photo reads: (DT1) DETROIT, Nov. 6- FORD WORKERS LEAVE PLANT- Workers at a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in subruban [sic] Wayne, Mich., leave the plant this morning after negotiators failed to reach contract terms on the local level. At least nine of 11 Ford plants around the country lacking agreements had been struck as the ten A.M. deadline passed. Other plants that had settled grievances continued to work.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series