| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph E. Lowery at State of the Black Union, 2006 | 2006 | Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others at the 2006 State of the Black Union event, presented by Tavis Smiley. | Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Community development, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Jobs With Peace Campaign Event, circa 1986 | 1983/1989 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks through a megaphone to address a crowd at a Jobs With Peace Campaign event. | African Americans--Housing, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Civil rights | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Jobs With Peace Campaign Event, circa 1986 | 1983/1989 | An unidentified woman stands with a sign around her neck that reads "Build Homes, Not Bombs -- Housing is a right for ALL! -- Jobs With Peace!". | African Americans--Housing, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Civil rights | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March, June 1983 | 1983-06 | 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. | African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations, Voting | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March, June 1983 | 1983-06 | Evelyn G. Lowery, Yvonne Kennedy, Coretta Scott King, and chorus members are shown at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage event | African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations, Voting | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March, June 1983 | 1983-06 | Joseph E. Lowery and Coretta Scott King are shown speaking at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March. | African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations, Voting | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| A Group of Demonstrators Protesting Budget Cuts, circa 1981 | 1981/1982 | A group of demonstrators are shown gathered at a protest with one demonstrator holding a sign that protests the Reagan administration's budget cuts. There is a duplicate of this photo at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:02875. | Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty, Protest movements | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| National Day of Mourning March, May 7, 1981 | 1981-05-07 | Demonstrators, including members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership (in the leading row of marchers) march in Washington, D.C. to protest the Reagan administration's policies. Written on verso: Protesters march peacefully up Pennsylvania Avenue on their way to the Capitol building. | African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Demonstrators at a Winn-Dixie Boycott Event, 1979 | 1979 | Demonstrators sit and stand with protest signs advocating for a boycott against Winn-Dixie grocery stores. | Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Civil rights, Labor | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Unidentified Speaker at a Demonstration, circa 1980 | 1975/1985 | An unidentified woman speaks at a demonstration related to labor rights. James Orange stands behind the woman (to the left). This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". | African Americans--Economic conditions, Labor, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Housing in Disrepair, 1969 | 1969 | A photo of housing in disrepair. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". | African Americans--Housing, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Jane Fonda, circa 1968 | 1968/1969 | A photo of Jane Fonda showing her with her hands linked. Fonda participated in demonstrations put on by the National Welfare Rights Organization. | African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| A Home Supply Store Front Window Display, March 1968 | 1968-03 | A photo of a home supply store's front window display advertising payment plan options. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". Written on verso: The poor unknowingly fall prey to complicated installment buying plans by which they go deeper and deeper into debt with high interest rates and hidden "bonus" costs. | Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Ralph D. Abernathy Addresses Demonstrators, 1968 | 1968 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy addresses demonstrators during protests by the National Welfare Rights Organization in Las Vegas, Nevada. | African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Unidentified Woman at National Welfare Rights Organization Protest, 1968 | 1968 | An unidentified woman poses for a photo With a "Welfare Rights Now! NWRO" button above her forehead. The National Welfare Rights Organization led a protest in Las Vegas, Nevada to launch the Spring Offensive of the War Against Repression. | African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations, African American women | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Ralph D. Abernathy Addresses Demonstrators, 1968 | 1968 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy addresses demonstrators during protests by the National Welfare Rights Organization in Las Vegas, Nevada. | African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Ralph D. Abernathy With Others, 1968 | 1968 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy poses for a photo with other activists during a protest led by the National Welfare Rights Organization in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yes. Actor Jane Fonda and anti-war activist David Dellinger are the second and third from the left, respectively. | African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Furniture and Appliances Along the Side of a Road, circa 1970 | 1965/1975 | Furniture and appliances are shown lined up along the side of a road with houses in the background. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". | African Americans--Housing, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Children Near a Stairwell, circa 1970 | 1965/1975 | A child is shown sitting on the landing of a staircase while four children look on from the floor below. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". | African American children, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| A House in the Mississippi Delta Region, circa 1970 | 1965/1975 | A house in the Mississippi Delta region. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969". Written on verso: Miss. Delta | African Americans--Housing, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions | 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.
