The Photograph series consists of photographs, negatives, slides and photo albums relating to Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery from circa 1900-2019 inclusive (bulk: 1950-1990). The images include individual portraits and snapshots of the Lowerys; images of the Lowerys with various relatives, friends, and acquaintances; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) activities; other events, people and places; slides; negatives; and photograph albums. This series contains original images, as well as reproductions of photographs including photocopies of prints on paper.
May 11, 2022

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series

The Photograph series consists of photographs, negatives, slides and photo albums relating to Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery from circa 1900-2019 inclusive (bulk: 1950-1990). The images include individual portraits and snapshots of the Lowerys; images of the Lowerys with various relatives, friends, and acquaintances; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and SCLC/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) activities; other events, people and places; slides; negatives; and photograph albums. This series contains original images, as well as reproductions of photographs including photocopies of prints on paper.
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Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at the 2006 State of the Black Union event, presented by Tavis Smiley.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery at State of the Black Union, 2006
Date Created
2006
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at the 2006 State of the Black Union event, presented by Tavis Smiley.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Community development, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown alongside Jesse Jackson at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown alongside Jesse Jackson at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown marching with an "I Am A Man" sign alongside Jesse Jackson and others at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown marching with an "I Am A Man" sign alongside Jesse Jackson and others at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators representing the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1733, march with other during the Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Demonstrators representing the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1733, march with other during the Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (at center of photo) is shown amongst a group of demonstrators with signs at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (at center of photo) is shown amongst a group of demonstrators with signs at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with Don King at the 18th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. King was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award in Economic Empowerment.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
18th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1997
Date Created
1997-04-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with Don King at the 18th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. King was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award in Economic Empowerment.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American entertainers, African Americans--Economic conditions, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Claud Young are shown receiving a check from James B. Adamson (standing between Lowery and Young). Written on verso: Dr. Joseph E. Lowery - President & CEO, SCLC; Dr. Claude Young - Chairman of the Board of Directors, SCLC; Adamson, Flagstar CEO
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Denny's Restaurant Presents a Check to SCLC, January 15, 1997
Date Created
1997-01-15
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Claud Young are shown receiving a check from James B. Adamson (standing between Lowery and Young). Written on verso: Dr. Joseph E. Lowery - President & CEO, SCLC; Dr. Claude Young - Chairman of the Board of Directors, SCLC; Adamson, Flagstar CEO
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a press conference alongside James B. Adamson, Rachelle Hood Phillips, and others. Written on verso: Dr. Lowery and Flagstar President at Nat'l Press Conf.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and James B. Adamson at a Press Conference, January 15, 1997
Date Created
1997-01-15
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a press conference alongside James B. Adamson, Rachelle Hood Phillips, and others. Written on verso: Dr. Lowery and Flagstar President at Nat'l Press Conf.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man, Dick Gregory, and Claud Young are shown posing for a picture at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory and Others at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention, 1993
Date Created
1993
Description
An unidentified man, Dick Gregory, and Claud Young are shown posing for a picture at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Evelyn G. Lowery, Fred Taylor, and others in prayer at an AT&T protest.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at AT&T Protest, circa 1993
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Evelyn G. Lowery, Fred Taylor, and others in prayer at an AT&T protest.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Evelyn G. Lowery, Fred Taylor, and others at an AT&T protest.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at AT&T Protest, circa 1993
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Evelyn G. Lowery, Fred Taylor, and others at an AT&T protest.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking with a megaphone alongside Evelyn G. Lowery, Brenda Davenport, and others at an AT&T protest.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at AT&T Protest, circa 1993
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking with a megaphone alongside Evelyn G. Lowery, Brenda Davenport, and others at an AT&T protest.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators hold a "Stop the Killing" campaign banner at an AT&T protest.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators at an AT&T Protest, circa 1993
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
Demonstrators hold a "Stop the Killing" campaign banner at an AT&T protest.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with John Nettles, Walter E. Fauntroy, Johnny Ford, E. Randel T. Osburn, and others at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with John Nettles, Walter E. Fauntroy, Johnny Ford, E. Randel T. Osburn, and others at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery, Yvonne Kennedy, Coretta Scott King, and chorus members are shown at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage event
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery, Yvonne Kennedy, Coretta Scott King, and chorus members are shown at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage event
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Coretta Scott King are shown speaking at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Joseph E. Lowery and Coretta Scott King are shown speaking at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dorothy Height is shown speaking at a podium during a March on Washington commemoration event at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dorothy Height Speaking at a March on Washington Commemoration, August 23, 1982
Date Created
1982-08-23
Description
Dorothy Height is shown speaking at a podium during a March on Washington commemoration event at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Special events, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
National Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Alabama SCLC President John Nettles walk in front of a store in Anniston, Alabama. See pages 30-33 of the December-January, 1981/1982 SCLC Magazine for more information: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07084. Written on verso: Operation Breadbasket -- National SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (left) and Alabama SCLC President John Nettles appear outside an Anniston, Alabama general merchandise store being targeted by the local SCLC chapter's "selective buying campaign" in order to encourage greater reinvestment in the black community from businesses that enjoy substantial black patronage.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With John Nettles, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
National Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Alabama SCLC President John Nettles walk in front of a store in Anniston, Alabama. See pages 30-33 of the December-January, 1981/1982 SCLC Magazine for more information: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07084. Written on verso: Operation Breadbasket -- National SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (left) and Alabama SCLC President John Nettles appear outside an Anniston, Alabama general merchandise store being targeted by the local SCLC chapter's "selective buying campaign" in order to encourage greater reinvestment in the black community from businesses that enjoy substantial black patronage.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery presents the Alabama Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Black Achievers Award to Congressman Parren Mitchell in recognition of his work related to economic justice.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Presenting Alabama SCLC Black Achievers Award, circa 1980
Date Created
1979/1981
Description
Joseph E. Lowery presents the Alabama Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Black Achievers Award to Congressman Parren Mitchell in recognition of his work related to economic justice.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series