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A fact sheet about the Committee to Stop Children's Murders that was established in response to the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children crisis. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Committee to Stop Children's Murders, circa 1980
Date Created
1980/1981
Description
A fact sheet about the Committee to Stop Children's Murders that was established in response to the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children crisis. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American children, Crime
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 statement by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery on the Cuban detainee hostage crisis at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. 3 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"Cuban Detainees: America's Moral Dilemma" Statement, 1987
Date Created
1987
Description
A statement by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery on the Cuban detainee hostage crisis at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. 3 pages.
Subject
Human rights, Protest movements, African Americans--Civil rights, International relations, Race discrimination, Crime, Communism--United States
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
A photocopy of a news clipping regarding Dick Gregory's anti-drug campaign efforts in Shreveport, Louisiana. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"Vereen, Lowery, Kings to join Gregory", June 30, 1989
Date Created
1989-06-30
Description
A photocopy of a news clipping regarding Dick Gregory's anti-drug campaign efforts in Shreveport, Louisiana. 1 page.
Subject
Drug abuse, Crime, African American entertainers, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A letter from Wendy K. Scruggs-Murray, coordinator of the Metro Atlanta Conference on the War Against Drugs, to Joseph E. Lowery with attached enclosures of conference materials. 12 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Correspondence Regarding the Metro Atlanta Conference on the War Against Drugs, October 1986
Date Created
1986-10
Description
A letter from Wendy K. Scruggs-Murray, coordinator of the Metro Atlanta Conference on the War Against Drugs, to Joseph E. Lowery with attached enclosures of conference materials. 12 pages.
Subject
Meetings, Drug abuse, Crime, Community development, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A photocopy of a news clipping regarding the agreement in a federal district court case that Ku Klux Klan members will take a course in race relations taught by Joseph E. Lowery. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"Ex-Klansmen to Take Classes on Civil Rights", July 24, 1989
Date Created
1989-07-24
Description
A photocopy of a news clipping regarding the agreement in a federal district court case that Ku Klux Klan members will take a course in race relations taught by Joseph E. Lowery. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A flyer from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union advertising the strike by the Delta Pride Catfish Workers of Indianola, Mississippi. The flyer also warns to not purchase Delta Pride Catfish from Winn-Dixie grocery stores. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Delta Pride Catfish Strike & Boycott Flyer, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
A flyer from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union advertising the strike by the Delta Pride Catfish Workers of Indianola, Mississippi. The flyer also warns to not purchase Delta Pride Catfish from Winn-Dixie grocery stores. 2 pages.
Subject
Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
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 news release from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) containing a statement by SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery opposing the legalization of drugs. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
News Release on Drug Legalization, December 8, 1993
Date Created
1993-12-08
Description
A news release from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) containing a statement by SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery opposing the legalization of drugs. 2 pages.
Subject
Drug abuse, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Health and hygiene, AIDS (Disease)--Prevention
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A photocopy of a news clipping from the Atlanta News Leader regarding the disparity in criminal sentencing for crack cocaine offenses by white and Black defendants. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"Local leaders: Cocaine sentencing racist", March 1995
Date Created
1995-03
Description
A photocopy of a news clipping from the Atlanta News Leader regarding the disparity in criminal sentencing for crack cocaine offenses by white and Black defendants. 1 page.
Subject
Drug abuse, Race discrimination, Crime, African Americans--Civil rights
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 political cartoon of Joseph E. Lowery teaching Ku Klux Klan members about race relations. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A Political Cartoon of Joseph E. Lowery Teaching KKK Members, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
A political cartoon of Joseph E. Lowery teaching Ku Klux Klan members about race relations. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Race discrimination, Race relations, Political cartoons
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
Comments and related appendices filed on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System regarding the application of Trust Company Bank to establish a new bank branch in Woodstock, Georgia. 27 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Comments on the Application of Trust Company Bank for a New Branch in Woodstock, Georgia, May 22, 1989
Date Created
1989-05-22
Description
Comments and related appendices filed on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System regarding the application of Trust Company Bank to establish a new bank branch in Woodstock, Georgia. 27 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Commerce, Community development, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Documents, including news clippings, a flyer, and a program, related to initiatives of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference regarding bank-in days and celebrating a "Minority Economic Independence Day". 5 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Minority Economic Independence Day / Bank-In Days, 1988
Date Created
1988
Description
Documents, including news clippings, a flyer, and a program, related to initiatives of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference regarding bank-in days and celebrating a "Minority Economic Independence Day". 5 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Commerce, African Americans--Employment, Poverty, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files