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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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery (at podium) is shown speaking at a protest in Rockville, Maryland during the 36th Annual SCLC Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking in Rockville, Maryland, August 1993
Date Created
1993-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery (at podium) is shown speaking at a protest in Rockville, Maryland during the 36th Annual SCLC Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown leading a march during the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Montgomery, Alabama. Written on verso: Processional leaves Dexter Avenue-King Memorial Baptist Church (background) and heads to the steps of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery for a ceremony to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The ceremony was planned as part of the 28th Annual Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. (L to R) Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, SCLC founder; Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King, Jr., Mrs. Coretta Scott King; Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, SCLC President, Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery, SCLC/WOMEN; Rev. John Nettles, Alabama SCLC President; John Norwood of Evanston; Mayor Johnny Ford of Tuskegee; Bernard Lee, former SCLC staff. For more photo highlights from the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, see pages 70-81 of the October-November 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07027.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Leading a March During the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown leading a march during the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Montgomery, Alabama. Written on verso: Processional leaves Dexter Avenue-King Memorial Baptist Church (background) and heads to the steps of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery for a ceremony to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The ceremony was planned as part of the 28th Annual Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. (L to R) Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, SCLC founder; Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King, Jr., Mrs. Coretta Scott King; Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, SCLC President, Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery, SCLC/WOMEN; Rev. John Nettles, Alabama SCLC President; John Norwood of Evanston; Mayor Johnny Ford of Tuskegee; Bernard Lee, former SCLC staff. For more photo highlights from the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, see pages 70-81 of the October-November 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07027.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Demonstrations, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators march down a street as part of the proceedings of a statewide meeting event in North Carolina.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Statewide Meeting in North Carolina, circa 1985
Date Created
1984/1986
Description
Demonstrators march down a street as part of the proceedings of a statewide meeting event in North Carolina.
Subject
Associations, institutions, etc., Meetings, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery marching with others at the 25th Silver Anniversary Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Birmingham, Alabama. Written on verso: One of the highlights of the convention was a candlelight march in memorial of the four girls killed in the bombing of the 16th Avenue Baptist church in 1963 and the thousands of persons that were arrested and beaten in Birmingham during the civil rights struggle. Leading the march (from left to right) are Birmingham SCLC chapter president Rev. Abraham Woods, Mrs. Abraham Woods, Cong. Walter Fauntroy, President Joseph Lowery, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery, Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. Nearly 2000 persons joined the march.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Marching With Others at the 25th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1982
Date Created
1982-08
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery marching with others at the 25th Silver Anniversary Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Birmingham, Alabama. Written on verso: One of the highlights of the convention was a candlelight march in memorial of the four girls killed in the bombing of the 16th Avenue Baptist church in 1963 and the thousands of persons that were arrested and beaten in Birmingham during the civil rights struggle. Leading the march (from left to right) are Birmingham SCLC chapter president Rev. Abraham Woods, Mrs. Abraham Woods, Cong. Walter Fauntroy, President Joseph Lowery, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery, Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. Nearly 2000 persons joined the march.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Billie Jean Young is shown addressing an audience of college students at the Pilgrimage to Washington kickoff rally in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: Southern Ru[r]al Women's Network director Ms. Billie Jean Young addresses audience at voting rights rally. Ms. Young played a organization played a large role in the SCLC pilgrimage to Washington.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Billie Jean Young at the Pilgrimage to Washington Kickoff Rally, April 19, 1982
Date Created
1982-04-19
Description
Billie Jean Young is shown addressing an audience of college students at the Pilgrimage to Washington kickoff rally in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: Southern Ru[r]al Women's Network director Ms. Billie Jean Young addresses audience at voting rights rally. Ms. Young played a organization played a large role in the SCLC pilgrimage to Washington.
Subject
African American women, Meetings, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Fred Shuttlesworth lead others in a march in front of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The march was part of the proceedings of the 21st Annual SCLC Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Convention Attendees March in Front of 16th Street Baptist Church During the 21st Annual SCLC Convention, Augu
Date Created
1978-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Fred Shuttlesworth lead others in a march in front of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The march was part of the proceedings of the 21st Annual SCLC Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Meetings, Church buildings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery walk up the steps of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church to begin proceedings at the church held as part of the 21st Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Walk With Others Up the Steps of 16th Street Baptist Church, August 1978
Date Created
1978-08
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery walk up the steps of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church to begin proceedings at the church held as part of the 21st Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) member Fred Shuttlesworth marches with SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, his wife Evelyn, and others during a 21st Annual SCLC Convention event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fred Shuttlesworth, Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, and Others Marching, August 1978
Date Created
1978-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) member Fred Shuttlesworth marches with SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, his wife Evelyn, and others during a 21st Annual SCLC Convention event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series