The Audiovisual series consists of video and audio recordings documenting the professional careers of Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery. Content includes sermons delivered by Joseph E. Lowery during his ministerial career at Central United Methodist Church (1968-1986) and Cascade United Methodist Church (1986-1992). There are many video and audio recordings of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) conventions and other SCLC activities. In her capacity as the founder of the SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.), Evelyn Lowery hosted annual Civil Rights Heritage Tours, the Drum Major for Justice Awards, and oratorical contests, of which several recordings exist in this series. The series also contains video and audio of events at which Joseph or Evelyn Lowery served as panelists/speakers or at which they were recognized with awards.
Mar 4, 2022

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series

The Audiovisual series consists of video and audio recordings documenting the professional careers of Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery. Content includes sermons delivered by Joseph E. Lowery during his ministerial career at Central United Methodist Church (1968-1986) and Cascade United Methodist Church (1986-1992). There are many video and audio recordings of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) conventions and other SCLC activities. In her capacity as the founder of the SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.), Evelyn Lowery hosted annual Civil Rights Heritage Tours, the Drum Major for Justice Awards, and oratorical contests, of which several recordings exist in this series. The series also contains video and audio of events at which Joseph or Evelyn Lowery served as panelists/speakers or at which they were recognized with awards.

For:
  • Decade = 1990-1999
  • Subjects = African American youth--Education
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
NAACP Freedom Gala, 1999 1999 African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, African American youth--Education, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Town Hall Meeting, July 28, 1997 1997-07-28 African Americans--Civil rights, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Education, African American leadership, Meetings The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 39th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 13, 1996 1996-08-13 African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, African American youth--Education, African American children The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Rally in Washington, D.C. Marking the Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Decision, May 17, 1996 1996-05-17 African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, African Americans--Education, African American youth--Education, School integration The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Meditation Interview / Citizenship Program, circa 1995 1995/1996 African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Gun control, Affirmative action programs, Voting, African American youth--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC Anti-Violence Haunted House, October 31, 1995 1995-10-31 African American youth--Education, Drug abuse, Crime The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
16th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, July 31, 1995 1995-07-31 African American youth--Education, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, Voting The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC Youth Forum, March 8, 1995 1995-03-08 African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, African American youth--Education, Political participation, Voting The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 30th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March, March 1995 1995-03 Sermons, Demonstrations, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Voting, African American youth--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 37th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 16, 1994 1994-08-16 Conflict management, African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American youth--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 37th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1994 1994-08 African American civil rights workers, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Religion, Gun control, Musicians, Meetings, Speeches The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Martin Luther King, Jr./SCLC Speaks: Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders Speech, August 1994 1994-08 African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Civil rights movements, Gun control, African American youth--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 37th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1994 1994-08 African American clergy, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Civil rights, AIDS (Disease)--Study and teaching, Meetings, Speeches The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Gun Buy-Back Summit, June 18, 1994 1994-06-18 African American youth--Education, Gun control, Community development The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Gun Buy-Back Event and SCLC Board Meeting, 1994 1994 African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, Civil rights movements, Gun control, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Economic conditions The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC: The Contemporary Chapter - Convention '94: An Overview, 1994 1994 African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Gun control, African Americans--Health and hygiene, African American youth--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC School Tracking Program, circa 1995 1993/1997 African Americans--Civil rights, African American psychologists, Meetings, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Georgia Flag Rally / Black History Program, circa 1993 1993/1994 African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African American youth--Education, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Event / SCLC PSA / Gun Buy-Back Footage, circa 1993 1993/1994 African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Economic conditions, Gun control The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 36th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 25, 1993 1993-08-25 African Americans--Economic conditions, Sexual minorities, Meetings, Speeches, African American youth--Education, Protest movements The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series