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.
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  • Subjects = African American civil rights workers
  • Decade = 1970-1979
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Interview With C.K. Steele, 1979 1979 African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Interviews, Oral history The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Interview With C.K. Steele, 1979 1979 African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Interviews, Oral history, African American women The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Martin Luther King Speaks: Lowery Acceptance Speech/Commemoration of MLK Assassination, circa 1978 1977/1979 Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Speeches, Sermons, African American clergy, African Americans--Religion The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Martin Luther King Speaks: America's Unfinished Symphony/Operation Breadbasket Meeting, 1972 1972 Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Speeches, African American clergy The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series