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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A group of cameramen at the 32nd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: 32nd Annual confab drew national media attention throughout the three days of meetings and speeches! C -Span aired most the the [sic] convention live. Shoney's Covenant press conference culminate activities.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Cameramen at the 32nd Annual SCLC Convention, August 1989
Date Created
1989-08
Description
A group of cameramen at the 32nd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: 32nd Annual confab drew national media attention throughout the three days of meetings and speeches! C -Span aired most the the [sic] convention live. Shoney's Covenant press conference culminate activities.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown sitting with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board members at a luncheon meeting. Written on verso: Dr. Joseph Lowery meets the press and others gathered.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others at a SCLC Board Luncheon, April 1986
Date Created
1986-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown sitting with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board members at a luncheon meeting. Written on verso: Dr. Joseph Lowery meets the press and others gathered.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting an award at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting an award at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An audience is shown enjoying a choir performance at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Choir Performance at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
An audience is shown enjoying a choir performance at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Quentin Bradford, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's national communications director, is shown addressing a crowd at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Freedom Games. For more details, see page 94 of the May-June 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07026. Written on verso: SCLC's Bradford greets spectators. Flanking him are (left to right) Gerald Lowrey, director of athletics and recreation at Emory; Emory student _____; meet director Bob Varsha; and Tom Aderhold, president of the Atlanta Track Club.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Quentin Bradford Speaks at MLK, Jr. Freedom Games, April 21, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-21
Description
Quentin Bradford, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's national communications director, is shown addressing a crowd at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Freedom Games. For more details, see page 94 of the May-June 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07026. Written on verso: SCLC's Bradford greets spectators. Flanking him are (left to right) Gerald Lowrey, director of athletics and recreation at Emory; Emory student _____; meet director Bob Varsha; and Tom Aderhold, president of the Atlanta Track Club.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American universities and colleges, Demonstrations, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
C.T. Vivian (center) is shown smiling alongside Claud Young (second from left in photo) and others during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Claud Young, C.T. Vivian and Others in a SCLC Board Meeting, April 4, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-04
Description
C.T. Vivian (center) is shown smiling alongside Claud Young (second from left in photo) and others during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Abraham Woods, Brenda Davenport, and Johnnie Carr (seated left to right at table) are with others during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Abraham Woods and Others at a SCLC Board Meeting, April 4, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-04
Description
Abraham Woods, Brenda Davenport, and Johnnie Carr (seated left to right at table) are with others during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Johnny Ford is shown smiling between John Nettles and others at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Nettles, Johnny Ford, and Others at a SCLC Board Meeting, April 4, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-04
Description
Johnny Ford is shown smiling between John Nettles and others at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC Board Chairman Walter E. Fauntroy are shown leading a SCLC Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Walter E. Fauntroy Lead a SCLC Board Meeting, April 4, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC Board Chairman Walter E. Fauntroy are shown leading a SCLC Board meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Benjamin Hooks is shown speaking at the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Benjamin Hooks Speaking at the 26th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1983
Date Created
1983-08
Description
Dr. Benjamin Hooks is shown speaking at the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Senator Gary Hart is shown speaking at a the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend James Lawson Speaking at a the 26th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1983
Date Created
1983-08
Description
Senator Gary Hart is shown speaking at a the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc., African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Walter E. Fauntroy, Benjamin Hooks, and others are shown holding hands and singing during the 23rd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others at the 23rd Annual SCLC Convention, August 1980
Date Created
1980-08
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Walter E. Fauntroy, Benjamin Hooks, and others are shown holding hands and singing during the 23rd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown alongside others listening to Dr. Ronald Walters speak at the 23rd Annual SCLC Convention. Written on verso: "World Community and National Survival" was the subject of Dr. Ronald Walters, Prof. Political Science Dept. Howard University, address to the delegates. Panelists (L-R) SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, Senator James G. Abourezk, Dr. Major J. Jones, SCLC Treasurer and Randall Robinson, Director Trans-Africa.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Ronald Walters Speaks at the 23rd Annual SCLC Convention, August 1980
Date Created
1980-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown alongside others listening to Dr. Ronald Walters speak at the 23rd Annual SCLC Convention. Written on verso: "World Community and National Survival" was the subject of Dr. Ronald Walters, Prof. Political Science Dept. Howard University, address to the delegates. Panelists (L-R) SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, Senator James G. Abourezk, Dr. Major J. Jones, SCLC Treasurer and Randall Robinson, Director Trans-Africa.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Alabama State chapter president John Nettles is shown speaking during the 23rd Annual SCLC Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Nettles Speaks at the 23rd Annual SCLC Convention, August 1980
Date Created
1980-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Alabama State chapter president John Nettles is shown speaking during the 23rd Annual SCLC Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Johnny Ford is shown speaking during the 23rd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Caption from the September-October 1980 SCLC Magazine, page 22: The Honorable Johnny Ford, Mayor, Tuskegee, Alabama served as master of ceremonies during the convention banquet. See http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07014.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Johnny Ford Speaks at the 23rd Annual SCLC Convention, August 1980
Date Created
1980-08
Description
Johnny Ford is shown speaking during the 23rd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Caption from the September-October 1980 SCLC Magazine, page 22: The Honorable Johnny Ford, Mayor, Tuskegee, Alabama served as master of ceremonies during the convention banquet. See http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07014.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Associations, institutions, etc., African American mayors
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown sitting at a table with Ralph D. Abernathy and others at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference banquet.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others at a SCLC Banquet, circa 1973
Date Created
1970/1976
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown sitting at a table with Ralph D. Abernathy and others at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference banquet.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Special events, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member Linda Cusamate speaks at an unknown event. Written on verso: Linda Cusumora [Cosumona?/Cusumona?], SCLC staff
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Linda Cusamate, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1975
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member Linda Cusamate speaks at an unknown event. Written on verso: Linda Cusumora [Cosumona?/Cusumona?], SCLC staff
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Southern Christian Leadership Conference banner with the words "Basic Issues - Human Rights - The Grand Alliance" with three arrows pointing to a central point is shown.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Banner, 1965
Date Created
1965
Description
A Southern Christian Leadership Conference banner with the words "Basic Issues - Human Rights - The Grand Alliance" with three arrows pointing to a central point is shown.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series