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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Evelyn G. Lowery: Activist/Advocate, circa 2004
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Evelyn G. Lowery: Activist/Advocate, circa 2004
Date Created
1999/2009
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American women social reformers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
"Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land" Sermon, Part 1, November 21, 1999
Date Created
1999-11-21
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, 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
"Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land" Sermon, Part 2, November 21, 1999
Date Created
1999-11-21
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at Alabama State University, October 19, 1999
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at Alabama State University, October 19, 1999
Date Created
1999-10-19
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African American churches, African American leadership, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, Tape 1, March 1999
Date Created
1999-03
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Special events, African American civil rights workers, Protest movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, Tape 3, March 1999
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, Tape 3, March 1999
Date Created
1999-03
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, Tape 4, March 1999
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, Tape 4, March 1999
Date Created
1999-03
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, Tape 2, March 1999
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, Tape 2, March 1999
Date Created
1999-03
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
NAACP Freedom Gala, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, African American youth--Education, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Dr. Joseph E. Lowery: Turn To Each Other, circa 2003
Date Created
1998/2008
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, African Americans--Religion, African Americans--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Praying for the City of Atlanta, September 15, 1998
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Praying for the City of Atlanta, September 15, 1998
Date Created
1998-09-15
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at West Georgia College, April 28, 1998
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at West Georgia College, April 28, 1998
Date Created
1998-04-28
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Speeches, College students
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
Civil Rights Pilgrimage Press Conference, March 24, 1998
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Civil Rights Pilgrimage Press Conference, March 24, 1998
Date Created
1998-03-24
Subject
Interviews, Demonstrations, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Amistad Forum at Fisk University, January 17, 1998
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Amistad Forum at Fisk University, January 17, 1998
Date Created
1998-01-17
Subject
Race relations, Slavery, Africa, Motion picture industry, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
NAACP Freedom Gala, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, 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
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at a Church in Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 1997
Date Created
1997-10-19
Description
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Proceedings, July 29, 1997
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Proceedings, July 29, 1997
Date Created
1997-07-29
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Luncheon at the 40th Annual SCLC Convention, July 29, 1997
Date Created
1997-07-29
Description
Subject
African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Labor, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Proceedings, July 29, 1997
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Proceedings, July 29, 1997
Date Created
1997-07-29
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, Labor, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Housing, African American women social reformers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Town Hall Meeting, July 28, 1997
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Town Hall Meeting, July 28, 1997
Date Created
1997-07-28
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Education, African American leadership, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Martin Luther King, Jr./SCLC Speaks: 40th Annual SCLC Convention Presidential Address, July 28, 1997
Date Created
1997-07-28
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions, Meetings, Speeches
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
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Proceedings, July 1997
Date Created
1997-07
Description
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American leadership, African American youth, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Segregation, Race discrimination, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Proceedings, July 1997
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 40th Annual Convention Proceedings, July 1997
Date Created
1997-07
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, Speeches
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
Cascade United Methodist Church Service, May 6, 1997
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Cascade United Methodist Church Service, May 6, 1997
Date Created
1997-05-06
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Sermons, African American clergy, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
"Heavenly Treasures in Earthen Vessels" Sermon, April 13, 1997
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
"Heavenly Treasures in Earthen Vessels" Sermon, April 13, 1997
Date Created
1997-04-13
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
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
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
"Were You There?" Sermon, March 30, 1997
Date Created
1997-03-30
Description
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, African Americans--Music, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 9, 1997
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 9, 1997
Date Created
1997-03-09
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
NAACP Freedom Gala, 1997
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
NAACP Freedom Gala, 1997
Date Created
1997
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, 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
Retirement Tributes for Evelyn G. Lowery and Joseph E. Lowery, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Retirement Tribute Event for Joseph E. Lowery, Tape 2, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
Subject
African American leadership, African American men, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
E. Randel T. Osburn Interview / News Conferences / 40th Annual SCLC Convention Proceedings, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Associations, institutions, etc., Interviews, Meetings, African Americans--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Tributes to Evelyn G. Lowery, 1997
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Tributes to Evelyn G. Lowery, 1997
Date Created
1997
Subject
African American women social reformers, African American women, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Tribute to Joseph E. Lowery Upon SCLC Retirement, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
Subject
African American leadership, African American civil rights workers, Protest movements, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Retirement Tribute Event for Joseph E. Lowery, Tape 3, 1997
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Retirement Tribute Event for Joseph E. Lowery, Tape 3, 1997
Date Created
1997
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American leadership, African American men, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Cascade United Methodist Church Service, December 15, 1996
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Cascade United Methodist Church Service, December 15, 1996
Date Created
1996-12-15
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 39th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 13, 1996
Date Created
1996-08-13
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, African American youth--Education, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 39th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 13, 1996
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 39th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 13, 1996
Date Created
1996-08-13
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women social reformers, Meetings, Special events, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 39th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1996
Date Created
1996-08
Description
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Human rights, Voting, Church buildings, African Americans--Education, School integration, Meetings, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 39th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1996
Date Created
1996-08
Description
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor, African Americans--Education, Church buildings, Race discrimination, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery at the Atlanta Paralympics, August 1996
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery at the Atlanta Paralympics, August 1996
Date Created
1996-08
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 39th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1996
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 39th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1996
Date Created
1996-08
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Meetings, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 39th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1996
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 39th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1996
Date Created
1996-08
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions, Speeches, Poverty, Police brutality
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
President Clinton Speech at Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, June 12, 1996
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
President Clinton Speech at Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, June 12, 1996
Date Created
1996-06-12
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American churches, Church buildings, Race discrimination, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at St. Paul United Methodist Church, May 26, 1996
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at St. Paul United Methodist Church, May 26, 1996
Date Created
1996-05-26
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Sermons, Gospel music, Special events
Collection
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
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
Date Created
1996-05-17
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, African Americans--Education, African American youth--Education, School integration
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Nonviolence Survivor Workshop, Part 1, April 6, 1996
Date Created
1996-04-06
Description
Subject
African Americans--Education, Gun control, Drug abuse, Crime
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series