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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  • Subjects = Civil rights movements
  • Geographic Location = Georgia--East Point
Ronald Green is shown being arrested at a Winn-Dixie protest. Written on verso: SCLC staffer Ronald Green sings out in protest despite being hand cuffed and arrested by East Point police while demonstrating in a Winn Dixie store.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ronald Green Being Arrested at a Winn-Dixie Protest, circa 1985
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
Ronald Green is shown being arrested at a Winn-Dixie protest. Written on verso: SCLC staffer Ronald Green sings out in protest despite being hand cuffed and arrested by East Point police while demonstrating in a Winn Dixie store.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
College students from the Atlanta University Center are shown protesting Winn-Dixie stores. Written on verso: AUC/SCLC Chapter President Jeff Sanders, Deborah Marshall, Clark College SGA Vice President and SCLC Staffer Rev. Ronald Green march through the aisles of an East Point Winn Dixie store.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
College Students Protesting Winn-Dixie Stores, circa 1985
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
College students from the Atlanta University Center are shown protesting Winn-Dixie stores. Written on verso: AUC/SCLC Chapter President Jeff Sanders, Deborah Marshall, Clark College SGA Vice President and SCLC Staffer Rev. Ronald Green march through the aisles of an East Point Winn Dixie store.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fred Taylor and Georgia state senator Arthur Langford are shown holding protest signs as they walk inside of a Winn-Dixie store. Written on verso: Senator Arthur Langford and SCLC Coordinator of Direct Action Rev. Fred D. Taylor lead protestors through the aisles of a Winn-Dixie store in East Point protesting the grocery chains support of apartheid in South Africa and racists practices in southern U.S.A.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fred Taylor and Arthur Langford at a Winn-Dixie Protest, circa 1986
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
Fred Taylor and Georgia state senator Arthur Langford are shown holding protest signs as they walk inside of a Winn-Dixie store. Written on verso: Senator Arthur Langford and SCLC Coordinator of Direct Action Rev. Fred D. Taylor lead protestors through the aisles of a Winn-Dixie store in East Point protesting the grocery chains support of apartheid in South Africa and racists practices in southern U.S.A.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series