| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCLC Vigil in Support of Chinese Students, June 7, 1989 | 1989-06-07 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) staff member Frederick Moore (at right) stands with others holding signs expressing SCLC's support for Chinese students at a vigil event held at the grave site of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095. | College students, International relations, Protest movements, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| SCLC Vigil in Support of Chinese Students, June 7, 1989 | 1989-06-07 | Chinese Americans in attendance at a vigil held by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in support of students from China. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095. | College students, International relations, Protest movements, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| SCLC Vigil in Support of Chinese Students, June 7, 1989 | 1989-06-07 | Chinese Americans and African American demonstrators hold signs supporting Chinese students at a vigil held at the grave site of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095. | College students, International relations, Protest movements, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| SCLC Vigil in Support of Chinese Students, June 7, 1989 | 1989-06-07 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others holding hands and singing at a vigil event held in support of Chinese students at the gravesite of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095. | College students, International relations, Protest movements, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| SCLC Vigil in Support of Chinese Students, June 7, 1989 | 1989-06-07 | Chinese Americans and other demonstrators hold signs supporting Chinese students at a vigil held at the gravesite of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095. | College students, International relations, Protest movements, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Drum Major For Justice Award Recipients, 1989 | 1989 | An unidentified group of young men pose for a photo with the award plaque they received at the 10th Annual Drum Major For Justice Awards ceremony. | African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| All Night Vigil For the Homeless, April 1988 | 1988-04 | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series | ||
| Ku Klux Klan Demonstration in College Park, Georgia, February 7, 1987 | 1987-02-07 | Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members and anti-KKK protesters at a KKK demonstration in College Park, Georgia. | African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Ku Klux Klan Demonstration in College Park, Georgia, February 7, 1987 | 1987-02-07 | A line of police officers stand in front of a group of demonstrators at a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in College Park, Georgia. | African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Ku Klux Klan Demonstration in College Park, Georgia, February 7, 1987 | 1987-02-07 | Anti-Ku Klux Klan (KKK) protesters stand with signs protesting the KKK demonstration in College Park, Georgia. | African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Ku Klux Klan Demonstration in College Park, Georgia, February 7, 1987 | 1987-02-07 | Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members and anti-KKK protesters at a KKK demonstration in College Park, Georgia. | African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Ku Klux Klan Demonstration in College Park, Georgia, February 7, 1987 | 1987-02-07 | Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members are shown boarding a bus at a KKK demonstration in College Park, Georgia. | African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph E. Lowery Holds a Georgia State University Sweatshirt, circa 1989 | 1986/1991 | Joseph E. Lowery poses with a Georgia State University sweatshirt, gifted to him by Georgia State University students. Written on verso: Georgia State students give president sweatshirt. | Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, College students | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph E. Lowery and Coretta Scott King at an Event, circa 1988 | 1986/1990 | An unidentified individual from a church addresses the crowd at an event at The King Center. Written on accompanying note: #1 [blank] of the church addresses the crowd. Behind him on the front row: Christine King Farris; Shirley Caesar; Mrs. Coretta Scott King; Dr. Lowery; [blank] Indian activist and Rev [blank]. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American women | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Parade in Atlanta, circa 1986 | 1986/1987 | A photo of a mule team as part of a parade event in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: C... One of the highlights of the day's celebration was a parade led by the traditional mule team. Walking alongside are SCLC national staffers Frederick Moore and Ralph Worrell. Others in the procession include John Bascom, R.B. Cottenreader and Robert Johnson. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| SCLC Officials at a Youth Drug and Alcohol Abuse Campaign Event, April 15, 1986 | 1986-04-15 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference officials join hands and sing "We Shall Overcome" at a SCLC campaign event advocating against youth drug and alcohol abuse. Written on verso: Left to right: Kim Miller, associate director youth and student affairs department. Darryl Brown, SCLC specialist on chemical abuse. Mercury Morris, Theo Bell, Rev. Jesse Douglass, Dr. Lowery, Mayor Young, Brenda Davenport. student affairs director, Dick Gregory, E. Randel T. Osburn, Sevell Brown, join in singing We Shall Overcome. | African Americans--Education, Drug abuse, Meetings, African American leadership | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Mercury Morris Speaks at a Youth Drug and Alcohol Abuse Campaign Event, April 15, 1986 | 1986-04-15 | Former Miami Dolphins football player Mercury Morris speaks at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference campaign event advocating against youth drug and alcohol abuse. Written on verso: Highlight of the high school visit was the appearance of Mercury Morris, who was released from prison to join SCLC leadership in anti drug campaign. | African Americans--Education, Drug abuse, Meetings, African American athletes | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| SCLC Officials at a Youth Drug and Alcohol Abuse Campaign Event, April 15, 1986 | 1986-04-15 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference officials, including (L to R) Sevell Brown, III, E. Randel. T. Osburn, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, Dick Gregory, and others meet during an event for SCLC's campaign against youth drug and alcohol abuse. Written on verso: SCLC officials discuss format of program about to begin. | African Americans--Education, Drug abuse, Meetings, African American men | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Theo Bell Speaks at a Youth Drug and Alcohol Abuse Campaign Event, April 15, 1986 | 1986-04-15 | Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers football player Theo Bell speaks at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference campaign event advocating against youth drug and alcohol abuse. Written on verso: Theo Bell, formerly star player of the Tampa Buccaneers, is a key leader of SCLC's alcohol abuse program. | African Americans--Education, Drug abuse, Meetings, African American athletes | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Andrew Young Speaks at a Youth Drug and Alcohol Abuse Campaign Event, April 15, 1986 | 1986-04-15 | Andrew Young speaks at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference campaign event advocating against youth drug and alcohol abuse. Written on verso: Andrew Young, former ambassador to the United Nations, addresses students. | African Americans--Education, Drug abuse, Meetings, African American mayors | 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.
