| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph E. Lowery Marching in the AFL-CIO Election Rally, December 2000 | 2000-12 | Joseph E. Lowery marching with others, including Jesse Jackson, in an AFL-CIO election rally held to protest the Supreme Court's decision in the Bush v. Gore court case. | Political participation, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Labor | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series, Featured Images |
| Joseph E. Lowery With Others at an Event, circa 1997 | 1997/1998 | Joseph E. Lowery is shown standing with others including Evander Holyfield, Colin Powell, and Jimmy Carter (second thru fourth from left, respectively, after Lowery) at an event related to the election observation team for the Jamaican elections. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Unidentified Protest, circa 1984 | 1980/1988 | A group of demonstrators are shown with anti-war signs protesting the Reagan administration. | Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Political participation | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Attendees at the National Black Political Convention, March 1972 | 1972-03 | Attendees at the National Black Political Convention are shown gathered in a crowd With their arms raised. Written on verso: 1972 Black Political Convention, Gary, In. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Political participation | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Protest, 1964 | 1964 | Demonstrators in support of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party sit in protest outside of the convention hall at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Caption on photo reads: (AC20) ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 24 -- ALL-NIGHT VIGIL UNDERWAY ON BOARDWALK -- Demonstrators supporting the Freedom Democratic party delegation from Mississippi to the Democratic convention in Atlantic City are seated on the boardwalk outside Convention Hall today in what their spokesmen called an all-night vigil. Some 70 persons took their places just after midnight. The convention credentials committee is to decide today whether to seat the predominantly-Negro Freedom group or an all-white delegation. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Political participation | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964 | 1964 | Aaron Henry, the leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party delegation, is denied admittance to the convention hall at the 1964 Democratic National Convention held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photo on caption reads: (AC80) ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 25 -- HENRY TURNED AWAY AT CONVENTION DOOR -- Aaron Henry, leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic party delegation, seeks admittance to Atlantic City's Convention Hall for his group at tonight's session of the Democratic national convention. Maj. J.J. Harris, right, of the New Jersey state police denied entrance on grounds of failure to possess the proper credentials. Five Negroes carrying signs got in before the doors were closed and occupied seats assigned to the Mississippi delegation. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Political participation | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964 | 1964 | Aaron Henry, the leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party delegation, greets delegates at they get off a bus. Caption on photo reads: (AC5) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Aug. 21 -- MISSISSIPPI 'FREEDOM' GROUP ARRIVES -- Aaron Henry, right, head of the new "Freedom Democratic Party," greets members of the delegation who arrived in Atlantic City today hoping to be seated at the Democratic national convention in place of the regular Mississippi delegation. The delegation, consisting of 64 Negroes and four whites, arrived after a 24-hour bus trip. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Political participation | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964 | 1964 | Members of the Freedom Democratic Party from Mississippi wait for a hearing to begin to determine whether they will be able to represent Mississippi in Democratic National Convention sessions. Caption on photo reads: (AC17) ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 22 -- FREEDOM GROUP AWAITS COMMITT'S VERDICT -- Members of the Freedom Democratic party delegation to the Democratic national convention in Atlantic City await the start of a hearing by the credentials committee today to determine whether they will represent Mississippi in convention sessions starting Monday night. They are seeking to be seated instead of the regular all-white delegation from Mississippi. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Political participation | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964 | 1964 | Delegates from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party sit outside of a hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey waiting for rooms. Caption on photo reads: (AC14) ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 21 -- THEY HOPE TO WIN SEATS AT CONVENTION -- Delegates from the Democratic Freedom party sit on luggage on the sidewalk outside their Atlantic City hotel waiting for rooms today shortly after their arrival at the site of the Democratic national convention. They claim the right to represent Mississippi at the convention, to the exclusion of the regular all-white Democratic delegation from that state. White girls are not delegation members. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Political participation | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| A Group of Unidentified People at a Table, circa 1965 | 1960/1970 | A group of unidentified men, women, and children are shown sitting at a table, with some filling out paperwork. Note: This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Alabama Politics". | African American women, African American men, Political participation | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| A Group of Unidentified People at a Table, circa 1965 | 1960/1970 | Unidentified individuals are shown filling out paperwork at a table. Note: This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Alabama Politics". | African American women, African American men, Political participation | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Three Women Being Sworn-In, circa 1965 | 1960/1970 | Three unidentified Alabama women are shown being sworn-in by another unidentified woman. | African American women, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government | 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.
