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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The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
11th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 7, 1990
Date Created
1990-04-07
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American actors, African Americans--Politics and government, African American athletes, African Americans--Education, Africa, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
122nd Anniversary of Greater Mount Calvary Baptist Church, October 10, 2004
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
122nd Anniversary of Greater Mount Calvary Baptist Church, October 10, 2004
Date Created
2004-10-10
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
12th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 6, 1991
Date Created
1991-04-06
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American athletes, African Americans--Education, African American singers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
13th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, Tape 1, April 4, 1992
Date Created
1992-04-04
Description
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American civic leaders, African American leadership, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights, African American businesspeople
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
13th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, Tape 2, April 4, 1992
Date Created
1992-04-04
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American entertainers, African American leadership, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
13th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, 1992
Date Created
1992
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American youth--Education, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
14th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 3, 1993
Date Created
1993-04-03
Description
Subject
African American women social reformers, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
15th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards and Hearing on Homelessness in Georgia, circa 1994
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
15th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards and Hearing on Homelessness in Georgia, circa 1994
Date Created
1994/1995
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Special events, Meetings, Poverty, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
16th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1995
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
16th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1995
Date Created
1995-04-04
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Special events, African American educators, African American civic leaders, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
16th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1995
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
16th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1995
Date Created
1995-04-04
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American actors, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
16th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1995
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
16th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1995
Date Created
1995-04-04
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American businesspeople, African American educators, African American civic leaders, Labor, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
16th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, July 31, 1995
Date Created
1995-07-31
Description
Subject
African American youth--Education, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
17th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1996
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
17th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1996
Date Created
1996-04-04
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
18th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1997
Date Created
1997-04-04
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American arts, African Americans--Politics and government, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
1992 Southern Christian Leadership Conference Activities Review, 1993
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
1992 Southern Christian Leadership Conference Activities Review, 1993
Date Created
1993
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American leadership, Gun control, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 1998
Date Created
1998-04-04
Description
Subject
African American civic leaders, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
1st Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Oratorical Contest, July 20, 1980
Date Created
1980-07-20
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Speeches, African American youth--Education, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
21st Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 7, 2000
Date Created
2000-04-07
Description
Subject
African American civic leaders, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights, Protest movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
22nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 7, 2001
Date Created
2001-04-07
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American leadership, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
22nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 7, 2001
Date Created
2001-04-07
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American leadership, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
23rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 6, 2002
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
23rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 6, 2002
Date Created
2002-04-06
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Health and hygiene, African American educators, African American civic leaders, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
24th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, 2003
Date Created
2003
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Special events, African American civil rights workers, Protest movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
24th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards Picture Slideshow, 2003
Date Created
2003
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, African American men, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
27th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 2006
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
27th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 2006
Date Created
2006-04
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American women social reformers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
28th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 3, 2007
Date Created
2007-04-03
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African American women social reformers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
28th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 3, 2007
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
28th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 3, 2007
Date Created
2007-04-03
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
28th SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 3, 2007
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
28th SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 3, 2007
Date Created
2007-04-03
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Music, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
28th SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 3, 2007
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
28th SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 3, 2007
Date Created
2007-04-03
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
29th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 2008
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
29th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 2008
Date Created
2008-04-04
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
29th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 2008
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
29th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 4, 2008
Date Created
2008-04-04
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African American actors, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
2nd Annual Dr. Calvin W. Rolark Sr. Memorial Luncheon, June 20, 1997
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
2nd Annual Dr. Calvin W. Rolark Sr. Memorial Luncheon, June 20, 1997
Date Created
1997-06-20
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Special events, Speeches, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
2nd Annual Joseph E. Lowery Lecture Series, 2002
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
2nd Annual Joseph E. Lowery Lecture Series, 2002
Date Created
2002
Subject
Affirmative action programs, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership, African American mayors, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
2nd Annual King Holiday Human Rights Prayer Breakfast, January 14, 2005
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
2nd Annual King Holiday Human Rights Prayer Breakfast, January 14, 2005
Date Created
2005-01-14
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Poverty, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
2nd Annual SCLC AIDS Training Program, February 2, 1989
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
2nd Annual SCLC AIDS Training Program, February 2, 1989
Date Created
1989-02-02
Subject
African Americans--Health and hygiene, AIDS (Disease)--Study and teaching, AIDS (Disease)--Prevention, African Americans--Religion, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
2nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, 1981
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
2nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, 1981
Date Created
1981
Subject
African American youth--Education, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
30th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, Tape 1, April 4, 2009
Date Created
2009-04-04
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Politics and government, African American universities and colleges, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
30th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, Tape 2, April 4, 2009
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
30th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, Tape 2, April 4, 2009
Date Created
2009-04-04
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African American universities and colleges, Environmental justice, African American actors, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
31st Annual Race Relations Institute at Fisk University, July 11, 1997
Date Created
1997-07-11
Description
Subject
Race relations, African Americans--Education, Civil rights, Africa, Pan-Africanism
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, 2011
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards, 2011
Date Created
2011
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African American women social reformers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
37th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention PSAs, 1994
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
37th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention PSAs, 1994
Date Created
1994
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
3rd Annual MLK, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 16, 1990
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
3rd Annual MLK, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Awards, April 16, 1990
Date Created
1990-04-16
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Associations, institutions, etc., Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
3rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, August 18,1982
Date Created
1982-08-18
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American youth--Education, Speeches, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
3rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, March 21, 1982
Date Created
1982-03-21
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American youth--Education, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
3rd Annual Walter Rodney Symposium, Tape 1, March 23, 2006
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
3rd Annual Walter Rodney Symposium, Tape 1, March 23, 2006
Date Created
2006-03-23
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, African American entertainers, Pan-Africanism
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
3rd Annual Walter Rodney Symposium, Tape 2, March 23, 2006
Date Created
2006-03-23
Description
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Meetings, Pan-Africanism
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
40th Anniversary Commemoration of the Civil Rights Act, July 2, 2004
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
40th Anniversary Commemoration of the Civil Rights Act, July 2, 2004
Date Created
2004-07-02
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Speeches, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
40th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery Celebrations / Voting Rights Act Forum, March 2005
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
40th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery Celebrations / Voting Rights Act Forum, March 2005
Date Created
2005-03
Subject
Voting, Voter registration, Demonstrations, Special events, Meetings, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
49th Annual AKA Convention Proceedings, July 24, 1980
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
49th Annual AKA Convention Proceedings, July 24, 1980
Date Created
1980-07-24
Subject
Greek letter societies, African Americans--Religion, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, March 20, 1983
Date Created
1983-03-20
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American youth--Education, Speeches, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
5th Annual King Holiday Human Rights Forum, January 17, 2008
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
5th Annual King Holiday Human Rights Forum, January 17, 2008
Date Created
2008-01-17
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Capital punishment, Race discrimination, Voting, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series