| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Michelle Obama, 2011 | 2011 | Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with First Lady Michelle Obama. | Presidents' spouses, African American men, African American women | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| The Lowery Family With Barack Obama, 2011 | 2011 | Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, Karen Lowery, and Cheryl Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House. | African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men, African American women | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Global Peace Festival, August 9, 2008 | 2008-08-09 | A group of women stand in line on the stage at the Global Peace Festival in Washington, D.C. | African American women, Human rights, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| APTA Event Recognizing Rosa Parks, March 1997 | 1997-03 | Joseph E. Lowery, Rosa Parks, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater are shown at an American Public Transit Association (APTA) event in honor of Rosa Parks. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Transportation, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Bill Clinton Meets With Civil Rights Leaders, 1997 | 1997 | President Bill Clinton meets with civil rights leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House. NAACP President Kweisi Mfume, Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery, Jesse Jackson, and other civil rights leaders sit at the table. | African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women, Meetings, Presidents | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Evelyn G. Lowery at the Presidential Inaugural Ball, January 20, 1993 | 1993-01-20 | Evelyn G. Lowery at the presidential inaugural ball for President Bill Clinton. | African American women, African American women social reformers, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Rosa Parks at the Smithsonian Institution, 1990 | 1990 | Rosa Parks is shown looking at a sculpture of herself in the Smithsonian Institution. Written on recto: Rosa Parks, affectionately referred to as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement," admires a sculpture of her that was recently presented to the Smithsonian Institution by Anheuser-Busch Companies. | African American women, African American civil rights workers, Art, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Evelyn G. Lowery Arrested at South African Embassy, December 11, 1984 | 1984-12-11 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks to the press outside of the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: Pres. Lowery is flanked by Randall Robinson of TransAfrica, Roger Wilkins, Mary Berry, and Congressman Walter Fauntroy as he and Cong. Charles Hayes prepare to be the second team to be arrested and jailed for demonstrating at the South African Embassy. | African American men, African American women, Demonstrations, Apartheid | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Evelyn G. Lowery Arrested at South African Embassy, December 11, 1984 | 1984-12-11 | Eleanor Holmes Norton (SCLC Board member), Tony Randall (actor), and Evelyn G. Lowery (national convener, SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) march to the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C. | African American women, Entertainers, Demonstrations, Apartheid | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Evelyn G. Lowery Arrested at South African Embassy, December 11, 1984 | 1984-12-11 | Judy Goldsmith (National Organization for Women President), U.S. Representative Louis Stokes, and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. national convener Evelyn G. Lowery stand outside of the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C. | African American women, African Americans--Politics and government, Demonstrations, Apartheid | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Evelyn G. Lowery Arrested at South African Embassy, December 11, 1984 | 1984-12-11 | Judy Goldsmith (National Organization for Women President), U.S. Representative Louis Stokes, and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. national convener Evelyn G. Lowery being arrested outside of the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C. | African American women, African Americans--Politics and government, Demonstrations, Apartheid | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Evelyn G. Lowery Arrested at South African Embassy, December 11, 1984 | 1984-12-11 | Judy Goldsmith (National Organization for Women President), U.S. Representative Louis Stokes, and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. national convener Evelyn G. Lowery being arrested outside of the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C. | African American women, African Americans--Politics and government, Demonstrations, Apartheid | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph E. Lowery With Vanessa Williams, 1984 | 1984 | Joseph E. Lowery with Vanessa Williams, Suzette Charles, and Amy Elizabeth Keys at a reception for the Miss America contest. Written on recto: Washington, D.C. -- Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, chairman of the National Black Leadership Forum, also president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, greets Miss America, Vanessa Williams and finalists Miss New Jersey, Suzette Charles, and Miss Maryland, Amy Elizabeth Keys at a reception sponsored by the National Conference of Black Mayors. | African American men, African American women, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 26th Annual SCLC Convention, August 28, 1983 | 1983-08-28 | Evelyn G. Lowery is shown with a family at the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Washington, D.C. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Meetings | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 26th Annual SCLC Convention, August 28, 1983 | 1983-08-28 | Evelyn G. Lowery is shown addressing an audience during the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Meetings | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 26th Annual SCLC Convention, August 28, 1983 | 1983-08-28 | Evelyn G. Lowery is shown presenting SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Awards to Dollie Burwell and Armenta Eaton for their "Outstanding Activism" during the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Meetings | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Evelyn G. Lowery and Katie Hall at the 26th Annual SCLC Convention, August 26, 1983 | 1983-08-26 | Evelyn G. Lowery is shown presenting a SCLC/WOMEN Special Recognition Award to U.S. Representative Katie Hall during the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women social reformers, African American women, Meetings | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Evelyn G. Lowery and Floretta D. McKenzie at the 26th Annual SCLC Convention, August 26, 1983 | 1983-08-26 | Evelyn G. Lowery is shown presenting a SCLC/WOMEN Special Recognition Award to Floretta D. McKenzie during the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women social reformers, African American women, Meetings | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Evelyn G. Lowery and Coretta Scott King at the 26th Annual SCLC Convention, August 26, 1983 | 1983-08-26 | Evelyn G. Lowery is shown presenting Coretta Scott King with a SCLC/WOMEN Special Recognition Award during the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women social reformers, African American women, Meetings | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Evelyn G. Lowery and Dr. Mary Berry at the 26th Annual SCLC Convention, August 26, 1983 | 1983-08-26 | Evelyn G. Lowery is shown presenting Dr. Mary Berry with a SCLC/WOMEN Special Recognition Award during the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American women social reformers, African American women, Meetings | 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.
