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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Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young is shown at a podium in front of the Lincoln Memorial addressing a crowd at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington commemoration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young Addressing a Crowd at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington March, August 27, 1983
Date Created
1983-08-27
Description
Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young is shown at a podium in front of the Lincoln Memorial addressing a crowd at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington commemoration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Special events, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown at a podium in front of the Lincoln Memorial addressing a crowd at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington commemoration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series Featured Images
Joseph E. Lowery Addressing a Crowd at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington Commemoration, August 27, 1983
Date Created
1983-08-27
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown at a podium in front of the Lincoln Memorial addressing a crowd at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington commemoration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Special events, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series, Featured Images
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown with others leading demonstrators near the Washington Monument during the Pilgrimage to Washington.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Leading Demonstrators Near the Washington Monument, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown with others leading demonstrators near the Washington Monument during the Pilgrimage to Washington.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown with Fred Taylor (first on left) and other Southern Christian Leadership Conference members and demonstrators during the Pilgrimage to Washington.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others During the Pilgrimage to Washington, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown with Fred Taylor (first on left) and other Southern Christian Leadership Conference members and demonstrators during the Pilgrimage to Washington.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with a crowd of demonstrators past the Washington Monument during the Pilgrimage to Washington.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Marching Past the Washington Monument, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with a crowd of demonstrators past the Washington Monument during the Pilgrimage to Washington.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (at center of photo) are shown marching amongst a crowd in Washington, D.C. as part of the Pilgrimage to Washington.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Pilgrimage to Washington Demonstrators, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (at center of photo) are shown marching amongst a crowd in Washington, D.C. as part of the Pilgrimage to Washington.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (at center of photo) are shown marching amongst a crowd in Washington, D.C. as part of the Pilgrimage to Washington.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Pilgrimage to Washington Demonstrators, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (at center of photo) are shown marching amongst a crowd in Washington, D.C. as part of the Pilgrimage to Washington.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at microphones alongside Congressional representatives and others in front of the U.S. Capitol at the culmination of the Pilgrimage to Washington. Beginning from the second on the left to right are Representatives Harold Washington, Don Edwards, [Lowery], Peter Rodino, and Parren Mitchell.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Standing With Congressional Representatives in Front of the U.S. Capitol, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at microphones alongside Congressional representatives and others in front of the U.S. Capitol at the culmination of the Pilgrimage to Washington. Beginning from the second on the left to right are Representatives Harold Washington, Don Edwards, [Lowery], Peter Rodino, and Parren Mitchell.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at microphones alongside Congressional representatives and others in front of the U.S. Capitol at the culmination of the Pilgrimage to Washington. From left to right are Representatives Harold Washington, Don Edwards, [Lowery], Peter Rodino, and Parren Mitchell.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Standing With Congressional Representatives in Front of the U.S. Capitol, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at microphones alongside Congressional representatives and others in front of the U.S. Capitol at the culmination of the Pilgrimage to Washington. From left to right are Representatives Harold Washington, Don Edwards, [Lowery], Peter Rodino, and Parren Mitchell.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and Walter E. Fauntroy are shown sitting down speaking at a press conference in front of Southern Christian Leadership Conference members and other pilgrims that were part of the Pilgrimage to Washington.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at a Press Conference, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and Walter E. Fauntroy are shown sitting down speaking at a press conference in front of Southern Christian Leadership Conference members and other pilgrims that were part of the Pilgrimage to Washington.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Interviews, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Spiver Gordon, Walter E. Fauntroy, Jesse Jackson, and others are shown leading demonstrators marching with "Save Our Children", voting rights, anti-war and poverty themed protest signs as part of the "A National Day of Mourning" events to protest the Reagan administration's budget cuts.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and Others Leading Demonstrators, May 7, 1981
Date Created
1981-05-07
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Spiver Gordon, Walter E. Fauntroy, Jesse Jackson, and others are shown leading demonstrators marching with "Save Our Children", voting rights, anti-war and poverty themed protest signs as part of the "A National Day of Mourning" events to protest the Reagan administration's budget cuts.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown holding candles while leading demonstrators in the National Day of Mourning March in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: 1981 SCLC History -- A candlelight prayer processional from the Sylvan Theatre to the White House launches A National Day of Mourning in Washington, D.C. May 7th by a broadband coalition of civil rights, labor, anti-hunger and anti-war groups opposing the Reagan administration's budget cuts in viable social programs. Among those leading the procession are Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Lowery (2nd and 3rd from left) and Ms. Anne Braden (right with candle).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Leading Candlelight Prayer Processional, May 7, 1981
Date Created
1981-05-07
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown holding candles while leading demonstrators in the National Day of Mourning March in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: 1981 SCLC History -- A candlelight prayer processional from the Sylvan Theatre to the White House launches A National Day of Mourning in Washington, D.C. May 7th by a broadband coalition of civil rights, labor, anti-hunger and anti-war groups opposing the Reagan administration's budget cuts in viable social programs. Among those leading the procession are Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Lowery (2nd and 3rd from left) and Ms. Anne Braden (right with candle).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators, including members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership (in the leading row of marchers) march in Washington, D.C. to protest the Reagan administration's policies. Written on verso: Protesters march peacefully up Pennsylvania Avenue on their way to the Capitol building.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
National Day of Mourning March, May 7, 1981
Date Created
1981-05-07
Description
Demonstrators, including members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership (in the leading row of marchers) march in Washington, D.C. to protest the Reagan administration's policies. Written on verso: Protesters march peacefully up Pennsylvania Avenue on their way to the Capitol building.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators are shown gathered to protest the Reagan budget cuts in Washington, D.C. In the background is a banner that reads "Illinois Supports Farmworkers". The caption for this photo on page 56 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine (http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018) reads: "Throngs of protesters rally on grounds of the Capitol building during the May 7th witness in Washington, D.C."
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of Demonstrators Rally to Protest Reagan Budget Cuts, May 7, 1981
Date Created
1981-05-07
Description
A crowd of demonstrators are shown gathered to protest the Reagan budget cuts in Washington, D.C. In the background is a banner that reads "Illinois Supports Farmworkers". The caption for this photo on page 56 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine (http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018) reads: "Throngs of protesters rally on grounds of the Capitol building during the May 7th witness in Washington, D.C."
Subject
Labor, Protest movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Two young girls lie on cots in a wooden tent encampment in Resurrection City while a woman in the background appears to be cleaning something with a cloth.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Two Young Girls Lie on Cots in a Tent in Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Two young girls lie on cots in a wooden tent encampment in Resurrection City while a woman in the background appears to be cleaning something with a cloth.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American children, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A woman is shown cooking on a metal garbage can with pots and pans while looking at children and a woman in a tent set up in Resurrection City.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Woman Cooking on a Metal Garbage Can in Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A woman is shown cooking on a metal garbage can with pots and pans while looking at children and a woman in a tent set up in Resurrection City.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified older man is shown sitting on a cot outside of a tent in Resurrection City.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Unidentified Older Man Sitting on a Cot Outside of a Tent in Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
An unidentified older man is shown sitting on a cot outside of a tent in Resurrection City.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty, Older people
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young boy is shown sitting on a bicycle in the mud in the temporary encampment known as Resurrection City.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Boy Sits on a Bicycle In The Mud In Resurrection City, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A young boy is shown sitting on a bicycle in the mud in the temporary encampment known as Resurrection City.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American children, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series