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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Joseph E. Lowery marching with others, including Jesse Jackson, in an AFL-CIO election rally held to protest the Supreme Court's decision in the Bush v. Gore court case.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series Featured Images
Joseph E. Lowery Marching in the AFL-CIO Election Rally, December 2000
Date Created
2000-12
Description
Joseph E. Lowery marching with others, including Jesse Jackson, in an AFL-CIO election rally held to protest the Supreme Court's decision in the Bush v. Gore court case.
Subject
Political participation, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series, Featured Images
Joseph E. Lowery is shown standing with others including Evander Holyfield, Colin Powell, and Jimmy Carter (second thru fourth from left, respectively, after Lowery) at an event related to the election observation team for the Jamaican elections.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at an Event, circa 1997
Date Created
1997/1998
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown standing with others including Evander Holyfield, Colin Powell, and Jimmy Carter (second thru fourth from left, respectively, after Lowery) at an event related to the election observation team for the Jamaican elections.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jimmy Carter is shown speaking at a The Carter Center event alongside panelists including Joseph E. Lowery and Evander Holyfield, who were members of an election observation team for the Jamaican elections.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jimmy Carter Speaking at a The Carter Center Event, circa 1997
Date Created
1997/1998
Description
Jimmy Carter is shown speaking at a The Carter Center event alongside panelists including Joseph E. Lowery and Evander Holyfield, who were members of an election observation team for the Jamaican elections.
Subject
Political participation, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jimmy Carter is shown speaking at a The Carter Center event alongside panelists including Joseph E. Lowery and Evander Holyfield, who were members of an election observation team for the Jamaican elections.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jimmy Carter Speaking at a The Carter Center Event, circa 1997
Date Created
1997/1998
Description
Jimmy Carter is shown speaking at a The Carter Center event alongside panelists including Joseph E. Lowery and Evander Holyfield, who were members of an election observation team for the Jamaican elections.
Subject
Political participation, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown shaking hands with U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno at the 39th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery Shaking Hands With Janet Reno, August 1996
Date Created
1996-08
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown shaking hands with U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno at the 39th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, Political participation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (at center) join hands with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board members during the SCLC Spring Board meeting held in Detroit, Michigan. Others in the photo include Joe Davis (fourth from left) and Claud Young (third from right).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others Holding Hands at a SCLC Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (at center) join hands with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board members during the SCLC Spring Board meeting held in Detroit, Michigan. Others in the photo include Joe Davis (fourth from left) and Claud Young (third from right).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a SCLC Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at a SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a SCLC Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation, Meetings, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a SCLC Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at a SCLC Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a SCLC Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation, Meetings, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a SCLC Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at a SCLC Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a SCLC Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation, Meetings, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory is shown speaking at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory Speaking at a SCLC Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Dick Gregory is shown speaking at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation, Meetings, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory is shown speaking at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory Speaking at a SCLC Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Dick Gregory is shown speaking at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation, Meetings, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board Vice Chairman Claud Young is shown speaking at the SCLC Spring Board meeting held in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Claud Young Speaking at a SCLC Spring Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board Vice Chairman Claud Young is shown speaking at the SCLC Spring Board meeting held in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation, Meetings, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory is shown speaking at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory Speaking at a SCLC Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Dick Gregory is shown speaking at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory is shown with Claud Young (at right) and an unidentified man sitting in front of a choir at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory and Others Sitting in Church During a SCLC Board Meeting, April 1990
Date Created
1990-04
Description
Dick Gregory is shown with Claud Young (at right) and an unidentified man sitting in front of a choir at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference Spring Board meeting held at Grace Temple Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Portia Scott, National Republican Party Committeewoman, speaks about the two-party system at the 32nd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Portia Scott Speaks at the 32nd Annual SCLC Convention, August 1989
Date Created
1989-08
Description
Portia Scott, National Republican Party Committeewoman, speaks about the two-party system at the 32nd Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, Political participation, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery, the founder and convener of SCLC/WOMEN, is shown presenting an award to former U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm. Chisholm served as the keynote speaker at the SCLC/WOMEN Woman Power Forum held at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery Presenting an Award to Shirley Chisholm, December 15, 1984
Date Created
1984-12-15
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery, the founder and convener of SCLC/WOMEN, is shown presenting an award to former U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm. Chisholm served as the keynote speaker at the SCLC/WOMEN Woman Power Forum held at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown walking with SCLC staff member E. Randel T. Osburn (at right) and an unidentified man (at left). Written on verso: Two American television crews tape Lowery's trip to his next stop. Both cameramen mentioned it was their first chance to get video of their own homeland ambassador.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With E. Randel T. Osburn and an Unidentified Man, December 1983
Date Created
1983-12
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown walking with SCLC staff member E. Randel T. Osburn (at right) and an unidentified man (at left). Written on verso: Two American television crews tape Lowery's trip to his next stop. Both cameramen mentioned it was their first chance to get video of their own homeland ambassador.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation, International relations, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery, Dick Gregory, John Nettles, James Orange and other SCLC members pose for a group photo inside of a tent at the SCLC's three day holiday fast and prayer vigil held at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil was held to call attention to the high rate of homelessness and joblessness in the United States.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Holiday Fast and Prayer Vigil, December 1982
Date Created
1982-12
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery, Dick Gregory, John Nettles, James Orange and other SCLC members pose for a group photo inside of a tent at the SCLC's three day holiday fast and prayer vigil held at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil was held to call attention to the high rate of homelessness and joblessness in the United States.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Dick Gregory are shown sharing a laugh in front of "Feed the Hungry" themed signs inside of a tent at the SCLC's three day holiday fast and prayer vigil held at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil was held to call attention to the high rate of homelessness and joblessness in the United States.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Holiday Fast and Prayer Vigil, December 1982
Date Created
1982-12
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Dick Gregory are shown sharing a laugh in front of "Feed the Hungry" themed signs inside of a tent at the SCLC's three day holiday fast and prayer vigil held at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil was held to call attention to the high rate of homelessness and joblessness in the United States.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown standing with a paper in front of "Feed the Hungry" signs inside of a tent at the SCLC's three day holiday fast and prayer vigil held at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil was held to call attention to the high rate of homelessness and joblessness in the United States.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Holiday Fast and Prayer Vigil, December 1982
Date Created
1982-12
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown standing with a paper in front of "Feed the Hungry" signs inside of a tent at the SCLC's three day holiday fast and prayer vigil held at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil was held to call attention to the high rate of homelessness and joblessness in the United States.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series