| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph and Evelyn Lowery March With Others, circa 2008 | 2007/2008 | Reverend Al Sharpton, Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, and U.S. Representative John Lewis march arm in arm ahead of other demonstrators during a protest. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama and Others, March 4, 2007 | 2007-03-04 | Joseph E. Lowery (at left in photo) marches with Barack Obama and others during an anniversary marking of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 4, 2007. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Presidents | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Barack Obama, March 4, 2007 | 2007-03-04 | Evelyn G. Lowery and Joseph E. Lowery march with Barack Obama and others during an anniversary marking of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 4, 2007. | African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Barack Obama, March 4, 2007 | 2007-03-04 | Evelyn G. Lowery and Joseph E. Lowery march with Barack Obama and others during an anniversary marking of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 4, 2007. | African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Spiver Gordon and Others, circa 2010 | 2005/2015 | Spiver Gordon (on far right, with beard) is shown marching with a group of young adults. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American student movements, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 2004 | 2004-03 | SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants stand in rows across a street in Selma, Alabama in preparation to march. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Demonstrations, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Press Event With George Wallace, March 1995 | 1995-03 | Joseph E. Lowery stands at a podium during a press event in front of the St. Jude Educational Institute with George Wallace. The event was to mark the 30th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 30th Anniversary of the March on Washington, August 1993 | 1993-08 | A crowd of people are shown gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the 30th anniversary marking of the March on Washington. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Coretta Scott King Marching With Others, 1992 | 1992 | Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, Coretta Scott King, Jesse Jackson, and John Lewis link arms and march with others. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| National Pilgrimage for the Abolition of the Death Penalty Rally, June 18, 1990 | 1990-06-18 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at a rally regarding the abolition of the death penalty. Written on verso: 6/18/90. SCLC president Dr. Joseph Lowery addresses a rally of the national pilgrimage for the abolition of the death penalty at Ebenezer Baptist Church. | African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| National Pilgrimage for the Abolition of the Death Penalty Rally, June 18, 1990 | 1990-06-18 | Bernice King speaks at a rally regarding the abolition of the death penalty. Written on verso: 6/18/90. Rev. Bernice King, daughter of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses a rally of the national pilgrimage for the abolition of the death penalty at Ebenezer Baptist Church. | African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and Others, March 9, 1990 | 1990-03-09 | Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Jesse Jackson, and others are shown at a demonstration led by E. Randel T. Osburn. An article documenting this march can be found on pages 66-67 of the June-July 1990 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07039. Written on verso: Rev. E.R. Osburn opens up the way for the leadership line to move to the Montgomery State Capitol. | African American men, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| National Pilgrimage for the Abolition of the Death Penalty March, 1990 | 1990 | Demonstrators in the National Pilgrimage for the Abolition of the Death Penalty March hold a banner that reads "Lighting The Torch Of Conscience - National Pilgrimage For Abolition". Written on verso: SCLC's Keith Silver, Jack Hill, and Charlie Wiggins assemble marchers, Jackson, GA. | African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| National Pilgrimage for the Abolition of the Death Penalty March, 1990 | 1990 | Demonstrators in the National Pilgrimage for the Abolition of the Death Penalty March take a group photo in Americus, Georgia. Written on verso: Abolition of the death penalty - core group marchers - arrive in Americus, GA. SCLC veterans: Rev. Fred D. Taylor (2nd right); Clayton McIntosh (1st right); Fredick [sic - Frederick] Moore and Jack Hill and Charlie Wiggins (center); Keith Silver (2nd left). | African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Fred D. Taylor, circa 1992 | 1987/1997 | Reverend Fred Taylor is shown leading others in singing freedom songs. Written on verso: SCLC's Rev Fred D Taylor leads pilgrims/marchers in Freedom Songs. City Macon, Ga | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Gun control | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With John Nettles, circa 1989 | 1987/1991 | Joseph and Evelyn Lowery stand with John Nettles in front of a crowd of demonstrators. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Winn-Dixie Protest, circa 1985 | 1985/1986 | Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery walk the picket line with others outside of a Winn-Dixie store. Written on verso: Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young joins SCLC president Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC/WOMEN protesting the sale of South African products by Winn-Dixie stores. SCLC is demonstrating at stores in Atlanta, as well as Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, and other states. | African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Apartheid | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph E. Lowery and Others at Winn-Dixie Protest, circa 1985 | 1985/1986 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young are shown with two unidentified men at a Winn-Dixie protest in Atlanta, Georgia. | Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African American civil rights workers, Apartheid | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Fred Taylor Arrested at a Winn-Dixie Protest, circa 1985 | 1985/1986 | Reverend Fred Taylor is shown being arrested for protesting at a Winn-Dixie store in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: East Point police lead SCLC staffer Rev. Fred D. Taylor to jail after he demonstrated in an Atlanta Winn Dixie store. | African American civil rights workers, Apartheid, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Winn-Dixie Protest, circa 1985 | 1985/1986 | Brenda Davenport (middle) is shown protesting with a raised fist against apartheid alongside Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and others during a demonstration at a Winn-Dixie grocery store. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Apartheid | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
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.
