| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph E. Lowery Speaks to the Press at an Anti-Apartheid Rally, October 14, 1981 | 1981-10-14 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks to the press at an anti-apartheid rally held in Augusta to protest the scheduled performance of a South African boys' choir at Augusta College. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Apartheid | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| South African Boys' Choir Member Being Interviewed, October 14, 1981 | 1981-10-14 | Paul Leonard, a member of the South African boys' choir scheduled to perform at Augusta College, is interviewed by the press. Written on verso: Paul Leonard, Age 14, S. African Choir | Children, Apartheid, Protest movements | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph E. Lowery at an Anti-Apartheid Rally in Augusta, Georgia, October 14, 1981 | 1981-10-14 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery at an anti-apartheid rally with Reverend Robert Padgett (at right, next to Lowery) in Augusta, Georgia to protest the performance of a South African boys' choir at Augusta College. Written on verso: Rev. J. E. Lowery, Rev. Robert Padgett, Evangelist, Augusta, Ga. | African Americans--Civil rights, 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.
