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.
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.

For:
  • Subjects = African American women
  • Subjects = African Americans--Education
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others, 2002 2002 Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with Maynard Jackson and an Atlanta Public Schools representative. African American men, African American women, African Americans--Education, African American mayors The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, 2001 2001 Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, President of Brown University, is shown smiling in an office. African American women, African American educators, African Americans--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Computer Training Workshop, circa 2000 2000/2005 Three individuals are shown working on computers during a computer training workshop at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center. African American women, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Computer Training Workshop, circa 2000 2000/2005 Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with a group of people during a computer training workshop held at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center. African American women, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Computer Training Workshop, circa 2000 2000/2005 Two women are shown working on computers during a computer training workshop at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center. African American women, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Computer Training Workshop, circa 2000 2000/2005 A woman works on a computer during a computer training workshop held at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center. African American women, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Others, circa 1995 1995/2000 Evelyn G. Lowery is shown posing with a group of women in front of the entrance to the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center. African Americans--Education, African American women, Associations, institutions, etc. The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Others at Jimmie Lee Jackson Gravesite, circa 1996 1995/1997 Evelyn G. Lowery and Reverend Fred Taylor are shown sharing a laugh as they address adult and youth participants during the SCLC/WOMEN Civil Rights Heritage Tour at Jimmie Lee Jackson's gravesite. African Americans--Education, African American women, African American men, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Others at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, circa 1996 1995/1997 Evelyn G. Lowery is shown with Reverend James Orange and an unidentified man posing for a picture at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in front of the "I Had A Dream" memorial monument. African Americans--Education, African American women, African American men, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
James Orange Speaking at Jimmie Lee Jackson's Gravesite, circa 1996 1995/1997 Reverend James Orange is shown speaking at Jimmie Lee Jackson's gravesite alongside Evelyn G. Lowery and SCLC/WOMEN Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants. African Americans--Education, African American women, African American men, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of People at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, circa 1996 1995/1997 SCLC/WOMEN Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants are shown walking up the stairs of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. African Americans--Education, African American women, African American men, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
James Orange Speaking During a Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 1996 1995/1997 Reverend James Orange is shown alongside Evelyn G. Lowery and Reverend Fred Taylor while speaking with SCLC/WOMEN Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants. African Americans--Education, African American women, African American men, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Others, circa 1996 1995/1997 Evelyn G. Lowery is shown speaking with Spiver Gordon, Reverend James Orange, and others during a SCLC/WOMEN Civil Rights Heritage Tour. African Americans--Education, African American women, African American men, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With an Unidentified Woman, circa 1994 1994/1995 Evelyn G. Lowery is shown with an unidentified woman posing for a photo in front of the Jimmy Lee Jackson historical marker near Lee & Rollins Funeral Home in Marion, Alabama. African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, African Americans--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Unidentified Woman in an Office, circa 1992 1991/1995 An unidentified woman is shown posing for a picture in an office at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Learning Center. African Americans--Education, African American women, Associations, institutions, etc. The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, 1987 1987 Evelyn G. Lowery is shown holding a microphone for a young man while he speaks at the gravesite of Jimmie Lee Jackson, one of the sites visited during the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour. Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American women, African Americans--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day March in Atlanta, Georgia, 1985 1985 Rosa Parks is shown speaking at a Black College Day event in Woodruff Park in Atlanta, Georgia. An unidentified man and actor Jane Fonda stand at left behind Parks. African American women, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, Demonstrations The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day March in Atlanta, Georgia, 1985 1985 Rosa Parks is shown standing with actor Jane Fonda and an unidentified man at a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia. African American women, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, Demonstrations The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day March in Atlanta, Georgia, 1985 1985 Rosa Parks is shown holding hands and singing with actor Jane Fonda and others at a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia. African American women, African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, Demonstrations The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With a Student, circa 1984 1983/1985 Evelyn G. Lowery speaks with a student in an office. Written on verso: Mrs. Evelyn Lowery confers with tutorial student. African American women, African American students, African Americans--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series