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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Joseph E. Lowery Remarks on Education, circa 2002
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Remarks on Education, circa 2002
Date Created
2002/2007
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements
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
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
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
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Martin Luther King, Jr./SCLC Speaks: Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders Speech, August 1994
Date Created
1994-08
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Civil rights movements, Gun control, African American youth--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Gun Buy-Back Event and SCLC Board Meeting, 1994
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Gun Buy-Back Event and SCLC Board Meeting, 1994
Date Created
1994
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, Civil rights movements, Gun control, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC: The Contemporary Chapter - Convention '94: An Overview, 1994
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC: The Contemporary Chapter - Convention '94: An Overview, 1994
Date Created
1994
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Gun control, African Americans--Health and hygiene, African American youth--Education
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. Commemoration Event / SCLC PSA / Gun Buy-Back Footage, circa 1993
Date Created
1993/1994
Description
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American youth--Education, African Americans--Economic conditions, Gun control
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
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at Tri-Cities High School, April 3, 1991
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at Tri-Cities High School, April 3, 1991
Date Created
1991-04-03
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, African Americans--Education, African American youth--Education, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC: The Contemporary Chapter - SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Oratorical Contest, 1991
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
SCLC: The Contemporary Chapter - SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Oratorical Contest, 1991
Date Created
1991
Subject
Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Gun control, Crime, Speeches, African American youth--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
9th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, 1988
Date Created
1988
Description
Subject
African American youth--Education, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
7th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, Part 1, March 16, 1986
Date Created
1986-03-16
Description
Subject
African American youth--Education, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
7th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. National Oratorical Contest, Part 2, March 16, 1986
Date Created
1986-03-16
Description
Subject
African American youth--Education, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Audiovisual Series
6th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Oratorical Contest, March 17, 1985
Date Created
1985-03-17
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
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
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