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:
  • Subjects = African American women
  • Subjects = Civil rights movements
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
The Ol' Lion Roars, 2006 2006 African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Apartheid, African American men, African American women, Funeral rites and ceremonies The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Rosa Parks Memorial Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 2005 2005 African American women social reformers, Civil rights movements, African American women, Funeral rites and ceremonies, African Americans--Civil rights The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Recognizing Women of the Movement: SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Activities, 2004 2004 African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, African American women social reformers, Civil rights movements The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Invisible Giants of the Voting Rights Movement Coming Into View Event, March 3, 1995 1995-03-03 African American women social reformers, African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Voting 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