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The March-April 1988 issue of a newsletter published by the Georgia Committee Against the Death Penalty. 4 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Georgia Committee Against the Death Penalty Report, March-April 1988
Date Created
1988
Description
The March-April 1988 issue of a newsletter published by the Georgia Committee Against the Death Penalty. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Crime, Law--Study and teaching
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
The testimony of Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery before the American Bar Association Task Force on Federal Review of State Death Penalty Cases. 4 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Testimony of Joseph E. Lowery on the Death Penalty, August 31, 1989
Date Created
1989-08-31
Description
The testimony of Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery before the American Bar Association Task Force on Federal Review of State Death Penalty Cases. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Crime, Law--Study and teaching
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A program booklet to mark the Death Penalty Awareness Day held in Atlanta, Georgia on June 29, 1987. 12 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"The Call for Abolition: Death Penalty Awareness Day" Program, June 29, 1987
Date Created
1987-06-29
Description
A program booklet to mark the Death Penalty Awareness Day held in Atlanta, Georgia on June 29, 1987. 12 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
An abridged version of the testimony of Joseph E. Lowery regarding the death penalty given before Subcommittee Number 3 of the Committee for the Judiciary for the U.S. House of Representatives. 3 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Testimony of Joseph E. Lowery Regarding the Death Penalty, May 10, 1972
Date Created
1972-05-10
Description
An abridged version of the testimony of Joseph E. Lowery regarding the death penalty given before Subcommittee Number 3 of the Committee for the Judiciary for the U.S. House of Representatives. 3 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Crime, Race discrimination, Law--Study and teaching
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A statement by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death penalty sentence of Warren McCleskey. 4 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Statement by Joseph E. Lowery on the Warren McCleskey Decision, 1987
Date Created
1987
Description
A statement by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death penalty sentence of Warren McCleskey. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A letter from U.S. Representative Charles Rangel to Joseph E. Lowery regarding House Resolution 5210, the Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988. 3 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Correspondence from Charles B. Rangel to Joseph E. Lowery, August 26, 1988
Date Created
1988-08-26
Description
A letter from U.S. Representative Charles Rangel to Joseph E. Lowery regarding House Resolution 5210, the Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988. 3 pages.
Subject
Drug abuse, Crime, Capital punishment, African Americans--Social conditions, Law--Study and teaching
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
The testimony of Joseph E. Lowery regarding the death penalty given before Subcommittee Number 3 of the Committee for the Judiciary for the U.S. House of Representatives. The testimony includes the story of Wilbert Lee and Freddie Pitts and a question and answer session with Lowery and U.S. Representatives. 10 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Testimony of Joseph E. Lowery Regarding the Death Penalty, May 10, 1972
Date Created
1972-05-10
Description
The testimony of Joseph E. Lowery regarding the death penalty given before Subcommittee Number 3 of the Committee for the Judiciary for the U.S. House of Representatives. The testimony includes the story of Wilbert Lee and Freddie Pitts and a question and answer session with Lowery and U.S. Representatives. 10 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Crime, Race discrimination, Law--Study and teaching
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Documents related to the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty march to take place May 5-19, 1990, with demonstrators marching from Starke, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. 7 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
Documents related to the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty march to take place May 5-19, 1990, with demonstrators marching from Starke, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. 7 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Race discrimination, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A letter from Helen Prejean, the director of the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty, to Joseph E. Lowery, Fred Taylor, and all Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Correspondence to Joseph E. Lowery, et al. from Helen Prejean, March 12, 1990
Date Created
1990-03-12
Description
A letter from Helen Prejean, the director of the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty, to Joseph E. Lowery, Fred Taylor, and all Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A brochure about the death penalty in the United States, with the information sponsored by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"The Death Penalty in the United States of America" Brochure, circa 1987
Date Created
1987/1990
Description
A brochure about the death penalty in the United States, with the information sponsored by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A news article written by Joseph E. Lowery and published in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution regarding the death penalty. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"A Fatal Southern Tradition", January 16, 1989
Date Created
1989-01-16
Description
A news article written by Joseph E. Lowery and published in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution regarding the death penalty. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A flyer advertising the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty march to take place May 5-19, 1990, with demonstrators marching from Starke, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty" Flyer, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
A flyer advertising the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty march to take place May 5-19, 1990, with demonstrators marching from Starke, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Race discrimination, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A news clipping about James Richardson's release from a Florida prison, a fact sheet on Leo Edwards, an inmate on death row in Mississippi, and the testimony of Joseph E. Lowery before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the death penalty. 8 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
News Clipping and SCLC Statement Regarding the Death Penalty, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
A news clipping about James Richardson's release from a Florida prison, a fact sheet on Leo Edwards, an inmate on death row in Mississippi, and the testimony of Joseph E. Lowery before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the death penalty. 8 pages.
Subject
Capital punishment, Crime, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A memorandum from the American Civil Liberties Union about the Racial Justice Act (H.R. 5269), a crime bill that would reinstate the federal death penalty for a number of crimes. 10 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
ACLU Memo Regarding the Racial Justice Act, July 27, 1990
Date Created
1990-07-27
Description
A memorandum from the American Civil Liberties Union about the Racial Justice Act (H.R. 5269), a crime bill that would reinstate the federal death penalty for a number of crimes. 10 pages.
Subject
Crime, Capital punishment, Law--Study and teaching
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A typed and handwritten draft of remarks by Joseph E. Lowery on the topic of "a political prisoner" in which Lowery mentions the Wilmington Ten, the American Indian Movement, and capital punishment.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Remarks by Joseph E. Lowery Regarding Political Prisoners, circa 1978
Date Created
1978/1979
Description
A typed and handwritten draft of remarks by Joseph E. Lowery on the topic of "a political prisoner" in which Lowery mentions the Wilmington Ten, the American Indian Movement, and capital punishment.
Subject
Political science, Crime, Race discrimination, Capital punishment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Documents related to Death Penalty Awareness Day on June 29, 1987 - records include a program brochure, schedule of events, and a letter from Joseph E. Lowery (Southern Christian Leadership Conference President) and Magdaleno Rose-Avila (Southern Regional Director, Amnesty International USA). 11 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Death Penalty Awareness Day Records, June 29, 1987
Date Created
1987-06-29
Description
Documents related to Death Penalty Awareness Day on June 29, 1987 - records include a program brochure, schedule of events, and a letter from Joseph E. Lowery (Southern Christian Leadership Conference President) and Magdaleno Rose-Avila (Southern Regional Director, Amnesty International USA). 11 pages.
Subject
Capital punishment, Crime, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A brochure distributed by Amnesty International USA about the death penalty in the United States. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"The Death Penalty - Cruel & Inhuman Punishment" Brochure, circa 1984
Date Created
1984/1985
Description
A brochure distributed by Amnesty International USA about the death penalty in the United States. 2 pages.
Subject
Capital punishment, Crime, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A news clipping with the written in date of "Oct 11, 1985" regarding Horace Ward, a 15-year old death row inmate in Arkansas. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"On death row -- at age 15", October 11, 1985
Date Created
1985-10-11
Description
A news clipping with the written in date of "Oct 11, 1985" regarding Horace Ward, a 15-year old death row inmate in Arkansas. 1 page.
Subject
Capital punishment, Crime, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights, African American teenagers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Letters written back and forth between Ronald Ward, a death row inmate in Arkansas, and Kim Miller, a Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member. The PDF also contains two information sheets titled "What Are Inmates Like Generally?" and an information sheet on Miranda rights. 33 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Correspondence Between Ronald Ward and Kim Miller, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Letters written back and forth between Ronald Ward, a death row inmate in Arkansas, and Kim Miller, a Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member. The PDF also contains two information sheets titled "What Are Inmates Like Generally?" and an information sheet on Miranda rights. 33 pages.
Subject
Capital punishment, Crime, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files