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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Lloyd Davis, the vice president of The King Center, and current and former Southern Christian Leadership Conference staffers Claudette Matthews and Rita Samuels (respectively) attend the campaign kickoff event for Martin Luther King, III's run for Fulton County Commissioner. Written on verso: Lloyd Davis, vice president, Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change join SCLC staffer Claudette Matthews and former SCLC staffer Rita Samuels at Martin Luther King, III's campaign kickoff.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Lloyd Davis With Others at Martin Luther King, III Campaign Kickoff, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Lloyd Davis, the vice president of The King Center, and current and former Southern Christian Leadership Conference staffers Claudette Matthews and Rita Samuels (respectively) attend the campaign kickoff event for Martin Luther King, III's run for Fulton County Commissioner. Written on verso: Lloyd Davis, vice president, Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change join SCLC staffer Claudette Matthews and former SCLC staffer Rita Samuels at Martin Luther King, III's campaign kickoff.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta City Council member Arthur Langford is shown speaking at a panel discussion addressing the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children crisis. Written on verso: Atlanta City Councilman Arthur Langford, whose United Youth Adult Conference conducts the weekly searches for clues in the cases of missing and murdered children, shares his knowledge of "what the community can do" during a panel discussion addressing the Atlanta crisis. Also serving on the panel are (left to right) Dr. William Guy, Rev. C.T. Vivian, Dr. Quentin T. Smith, Dr. Charlyyn C. Robinson and Police Chief George Napper.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Arthur Langford Speaks During a Panel Discussion, circa 1980
Date Created
1980/1981
Description
Atlanta City Council member Arthur Langford is shown speaking at a panel discussion addressing the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children crisis. Written on verso: Atlanta City Councilman Arthur Langford, whose United Youth Adult Conference conducts the weekly searches for clues in the cases of missing and murdered children, shares his knowledge of "what the community can do" during a panel discussion addressing the Atlanta crisis. Also serving on the panel are (left to right) Dr. William Guy, Rev. C.T. Vivian, Dr. Quentin T. Smith, Dr. Charlyyn C. Robinson and Police Chief George Napper.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series