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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Reverend Joseph E. Lowery speaks to a crowd at a rally for religious freedom in Chicago, Illinois.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at a Rally for Religious Freedom, September 18, 1984
Date Created
1984-09-18
Description
Reverend Joseph E. Lowery speaks to a crowd at a rally for religious freedom in Chicago, Illinois.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African American leadership, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Joseph E. Lowery speaks to a crowd at a rally for religious freedom in Chicago, Illinois.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at a Rally for Religious Freedom, September 18, 1984
Date Created
1984-09-18
Description
Reverend Joseph E. Lowery speaks to a crowd at a rally for religious freedom in Chicago, Illinois.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, African American leadership, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jesse Jackson (right) with an unidentified woman at his ordination as an associate minister at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois. Written on verso: Jesse ordination Clay Evans church.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jesse Jackson, 1965
Date Created
1965
Description
Jesse Jackson (right) with an unidentified woman at his ordination as an associate minister at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois. Written on verso: Jesse ordination Clay Evans church.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series