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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Southern Christian Leadership Conference Mass Rally in Greene County, Alabama, February 7, 1982
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Mass Rally in Greene County, Alabama, February 7, 1982
Date Created
1982-02-07
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American mayors, Voting, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Mass Meeting in Aliceville, Alabama, February 6, 1982
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Mass Meeting in Aliceville, Alabama, February 6, 1982
Date Created
1982-02-06
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Race discrimination, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Pilgrimage to Washington for Voting Rights, Jobs and Peace Planning Meeting, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Mass Meeting in Pickens County, Alabama, 1982
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Mass Meeting in Pickens County, Alabama, 1982
Date Created
1982
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Voting, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Mass Meeting in Selma, Alabama, circa 1982
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Mass Meeting in Selma, Alabama, circa 1982
Date Created
1981/1982
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, Voting, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia Meeting, November 1981
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia Meeting, November 1981
Date Created
1981-11
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, African American churches, Meetings, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 24th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 11, 1981
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 24th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 11, 1981
Date Created
1981-08-11
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, Speeches, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Education, 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 24th Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American families, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Press Conference at SCLC Board of Directors Spring Meeting, April 14, 1981
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Press Conference at SCLC Board of Directors Spring Meeting, April 14, 1981
Date Created
1981-04-14
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Voting, Poverty, Gun control, Meetings, African American universities and colleges
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 Board Meeting, April 1981
Date Created
1981-04
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Martin Luther King Speaks: Disturbed, Distressed, and Determined, circa 1985
Date Created
1980/1990
Description
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Civil rights, School integration, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
[SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.] AIDS Conference, circa 1985
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
[SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.] AIDS Conference, circa 1985
Date Created
1980/1990
Subject
African Americans--Health and hygiene, AIDS (Disease)--Prevention, AIDS (Disease)--Study and teaching, Africa, Meetings, Drug abuse
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 23rd Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1980
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 23rd Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1980
Date Created
1980-08
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 22nd Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 22nd Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1979
Date Created
1979-08
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 22nd Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 22nd Annual Convention Proceedings, August 1979
Date Created
1979-08
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, International relations, Apartheid, Speeches, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks in Birmingham, Alabama, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks in Birmingham, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Speeches, African Americans--Politics and government, Affirmative action programs, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
"America's Unfinished Symphony" Speech, August 16, 1972
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
"America's Unfinished Symphony" Speech, August 16, 1972
Date Created
1972-08-16
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Poverty, Vietnam War (1961-1975), Meetings, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series