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 = Crime
  • Decade = 1990-1999
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Nonviolence Survivor Workshop, Part 1, April 6, 1996 1996-04-06 African Americans--Education, Gun control, Drug abuse, Crime The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC Rally Regarding Church Burnings, 1996 1996 African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African American churches, African Americans--Religion, Race discrimination, Crime 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
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Nonviolence Survivor Workshop, Part 2, April 6, 1996 / Gun Buy-Back Event, circa 1994 1994/1996 Meetings, African Americans--Education, Gun control, Crime, Drug abuse The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC Gun Buy-Back/Birthday Party/SCLC Anti-Violence Haunted House, circa 1994 1994/1995 Gun control, Crime, African American men, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC Gun Buy-Back Event, December 17, 1994 1994-12-17 African Americans--Social conditions, Gun control, Crime, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at Butler St. YMCA Hungry Club Forum, April 7, 1993 1993-04-07 African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Crime, Gun control The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC Stop The Violence Demonstration, circa 1992 1992/1994 African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African American universities and colleges, Gun control, Crime, Demonstrations The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference "Stop the Killing" Workshop, April 4, 1992 1992-04-04 African Americans--Civil rights, African American youth--Education, Gun control, Crime The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC: The Contemporary Chapter - SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Oratorical Contest, 1991 1991 Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Gun control, Crime, Speeches, African American youth--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series