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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President Jimmy Carter is shown speaking at Emory University during a Carter Center Conference on Democracy in the Americas. For more details about the conference, see pages 30-31 of the January-February 1987 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07032. Written on verso: Ramirez Visit -- Former United States President Jimmy Carter makes a statement as Nicaraguan Vice-President Sergio Ramirez looks on.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
President Jimmy Carter Speaking at Emory University, November 1986
Date Created
1986-11
Description
President Jimmy Carter is shown speaking at Emory University during a Carter Center Conference on Democracy in the Americas. For more details about the conference, see pages 30-31 of the January-February 1987 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07032. Written on verso: Ramirez Visit -- Former United States President Jimmy Carter makes a statement as Nicaraguan Vice-President Sergio Ramirez looks on.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, International relations, Interviews, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery being interviewed in Nicaragua. Written on verso: Pictorial Diary of SCLC Trip to Nicaragua in November -- 9:30 November 4, Lowery holds press conference in Atlanta. 7:00 Managua, Nicaraguan time he speaks to press again but this time with the help from an interpreter Mike ___ Methodist Missionary and guide for the SCLC staff during their trip.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Being Interviewed in Nicaragua, November 1986
Date Created
1986-11
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery being interviewed in Nicaragua. Written on verso: Pictorial Diary of SCLC Trip to Nicaragua in November -- 9:30 November 4, Lowery holds press conference in Atlanta. 7:00 Managua, Nicaraguan time he speaks to press again but this time with the help from an interpreter Mike ___ Methodist Missionary and guide for the SCLC staff during their trip.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, International relations, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King, Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, and Nicaraguan mayor Ray Hodgson are shown being interviewed during the visit of Hodgson to Atlanta. Written on verso: The visit of Nicaraguan mayor Ray Hodgson co-incided with the United Nation's human rights day. Lowery and Coretta Scott King held a press conference at the chapel located on the Martin Luther King Center for non-violent change's Property. Hodgson told reporters about the lack of support most Nicaraguans had more the Contras. Pictured here are King, Mrs. Lowery, Lowery, and Hodgson.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Being Interviewed During Nicaraguan Mayor's Visit, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Coretta Scott King, Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, and Nicaraguan mayor Ray Hodgson are shown being interviewed during the visit of Hodgson to Atlanta. Written on verso: The visit of Nicaraguan mayor Ray Hodgson co-incided with the United Nation's human rights day. Lowery and Coretta Scott King held a press conference at the chapel located on the Martin Luther King Center for non-violent change's Property. Hodgson told reporters about the lack of support most Nicaraguans had more the Contras. Pictured here are King, Mrs. Lowery, Lowery, and Hodgson.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, International relations, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown at a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nicaragua. Written on verso: After lunch the group returned to the Ministery [sic] of Foreign Affairs where they talked with Victor Triunco [sic - Tinoco] Acting Minister of the office. An ABC news crew tapes part of the meeting. American media persistently followed Lowery and took several opportunities to interview him, but very few of his comments or actions were carried in the United States. From that afternoon meeting Lowery returned to his hotel and awaited the arrival of his wife.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery at a Press Conference in Nicaragua, circa 1986
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown at a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nicaragua. Written on verso: After lunch the group returned to the Ministery [sic] of Foreign Affairs where they talked with Victor Triunco [sic - Tinoco] Acting Minister of the office. An ABC news crew tapes part of the meeting. American media persistently followed Lowery and took several opportunities to interview him, but very few of his comments or actions were carried in the United States. From that afternoon meeting Lowery returned to his hotel and awaited the arrival of his wife.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, International relations, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff are shown at a press conference in Nicaragua. Written on verso: The SCLC staff left the Nicaraguan General Assembly shortly before noon and held an impromptu press conference with members of the media representing Germany, France, Spain, Guatemala, and Nicaragua
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Staff at a Press Conference in Nicaragua, circa 1986
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff are shown at a press conference in Nicaragua. Written on verso: The SCLC staff left the Nicaraguan General Assembly shortly before noon and held an impromptu press conference with members of the media representing Germany, France, Spain, Guatemala, and Nicaragua
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, International relations, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks with Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua's Coordinator of the Junta Sandinista Government. Fernando Cardenal stands in the background.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Visit to Nicaragua, December 1983
Date Created
1983-12
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks with Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua's Coordinator of the Junta Sandinista Government. Fernando Cardenal stands in the background.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Protest movements, International relations, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery sits with two unidentified clergymen in Nicaragua.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Visit to Nicaragua, December 1983
Date Created
1983-12
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery sits with two unidentified clergymen in Nicaragua.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Protest movements, International relations, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery stands with Fernando Cardenal, Nicaragua's Minister of Sandinista Youth. A duplicate of this photo can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:05345.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Visit to Nicaragua, December 1983
Date Created
1983-12
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery stands with Fernando Cardenal, Nicaragua's Minister of Sandinista Youth. A duplicate of this photo can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:05345.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Protest movements, International relations, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks during a press conference in Nicaragua as Evelyn G. Lowery and two other individuals look on.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Visit to Nicaragua, December 1983
Date Created
1983-12
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks during a press conference in Nicaragua as Evelyn G. Lowery and two other individuals look on.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Protest movements, International relations, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks with the press as he walks with Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua's Coordinator of the Junta Sandinista Government.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Visit to Nicaragua, December 1983
Date Created
1983-12
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks with the press as he walks with Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua's Coordinator of the Junta Sandinista Government.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Protest movements, International relations, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking a press conference to announce SCLC's march and rally to protest the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- At a press conference announcing a march and rally protesting the South African invasion of Angola and the U.S. veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the invasion, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (at microphone), tells the members of the press on behalf of the "Coalition of Black Leaders" that "the armed invasion...is a threat to world peace and the veto...is an affront to all citizens who are committed to peace with justice." Those joining press conference include (from left to right, front row), Rev. R.B. Cottonreader, field secretary for SCLC; Ms. Tandi Gcabashe, native South African; Georgia State Senators Horace Tate and Julian Bond; Tyrone Brooks, Georgia state legislator, and on second row are Ms. Diane Mathiowetz, Rev. Timothy McDonald (in glasses) and State Legislator Calvin Symre [sic] (between Lowery and Brooks.)
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery at a Press Conference, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking a press conference to announce SCLC's march and rally to protest the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- At a press conference announcing a march and rally protesting the South African invasion of Angola and the U.S. veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the invasion, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (at microphone), tells the members of the press on behalf of the "Coalition of Black Leaders" that "the armed invasion...is a threat to world peace and the veto...is an affront to all citizens who are committed to peace with justice." Those joining press conference include (from left to right, front row), Rev. R.B. Cottonreader, field secretary for SCLC; Ms. Tandi Gcabashe, native South African; Georgia State Senators Horace Tate and Julian Bond; Tyrone Brooks, Georgia state legislator, and on second row are Ms. Diane Mathiowetz, Rev. Timothy McDonald (in glasses) and State Legislator Calvin Symre [sic] (between Lowery and Brooks.)
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown sitting alongside panelists at the Meeting Per L'amicizia Fra I Popoli, the Meeting of Friendship Among the People, in Rimini, Italy. For more details about this event, see page 43 of the September-October 1980 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07014.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Meeting of Friendship Among the People in Rimini, Italy, August 1980
Date Created
1980-08
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown sitting alongside panelists at the Meeting Per L'amicizia Fra I Popoli, the Meeting of Friendship Among the People, in Rimini, Italy. For more details about this event, see page 43 of the September-October 1980 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07014.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, International relations, Meetings, Interviews, Environmental justice
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others preparing to be interviewed at Meeting Per L'Amicizia Fra I Popoli (the Meeting of Friendship Among the People). For more details about this event, see page 43 of the September-October 1980 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07014.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Meeting of Friendship Among the People in Rimini, Italy, August 1980
Date Created
1980-08
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others preparing to be interviewed at Meeting Per L'Amicizia Fra I Popoli (the Meeting of Friendship Among the People). For more details about this event, see page 43 of the September-October 1980 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07014.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, International relations, Meetings, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with two other individuals at the 1980 International Meeting of Friendship Among the People, sponsored by II Sabato Magazine. For more details about this event, see page 43 of the September-October 1980 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07014.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery at a Conference in Italy, 1980
Date Created
1980
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with two other individuals at the 1980 International Meeting of Friendship Among the People, sponsored by II Sabato Magazine. For more details about this event, see page 43 of the September-October 1980 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07014.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, International relations, Meetings, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series