| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Crowd of Demonstrators March to Protest Employment Discrimination at Fort Lee, circa 1987 | 1986/1988 | Demonstrators march to protest employment discrimination at Fort Lee, a United States Army post in Prince George County, Virginia. Written on verso: Marchers hold signs proudly as they march toward Fort Lee. | Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| SCLC Board Members Jesse Douglas and C.T. Vivian at the Jobs and Peace Rally, April 1983 | 1983-04 | SCLC Board members Jesse Douglas and C.T. Vivian are shown at the Jobs and Peace Rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Details about the Jobs and Peace Rally can be found on pages 21-25 of the May-June 1983 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07023. Written on verso: SCLC Board members Rev. Jesse Douglas and Rev. C.T. Vivian at Jobs and Peace Rally. | Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| R.B. Abercrombie With Others at the Jobs and Peace Rally, April 1983 | 1983-04 | Peace supporter R.B. Abercrombie (left) of the laundry workers union joins other peace supporters at the Jobs and Peace Rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Details about the Jobs and Peace Rally can be found on pages 21-25 of the May-June 1983 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07023. | Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph E. Lowery at the Jobs and Peace Rally, April 1983 | 1983-04 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to the press at the Jobs and Peace Rally held at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia. Details about the Jobs and Peace Rally can be found on pages 21-25 of the May-June 1983 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07023. Written on verso: Protest at Russell Bld. Apr. '83, Jobs + Peace | Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at the Jobs and Peace Rally, April 1983 | 1983-04 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at the Jobs and Peace Rally alongside Altovise Davis. Details about the Jobs and Peace Rally can be found on pages 21-25 of the May-June 1983 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07023. | Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Jobs and Peace Rally Attendees and Members of the Press, April 1983 | 1983-04 | Rally attendees and members of the press are shown gathered with signs at the Jobs and Peace Rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Details about the Jobs and Peace Rally can be found on pages 21-25 of the May-June 1983 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07023. | Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| A Jobs and Peace Rally Attendee Holds a Protest Sign, April 1983 | 1983-04 | A Jobs and Peace Rally attendee is shown holding a protest sign that reads, "PUSH NOW AFFIRMATIVE ACTION YES, REAGAN NO". Details about the Jobs and Peace Rally can be found on pages 21-25 of the May-June 1983 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07023. | Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment, Affirmative action programs | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Children at the Jobs and Peace Rally Hold Signs, April 1983 | 1983-04 | Children are shown at the Jobs and Peace Rally holding protest signs. Details about the Jobs and Peace Rally can be found on pages 21-25 of the May-June 1983 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07023. | Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment, African American children | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Hal McIver Speaking at the Jobs and Peace Rally, April 1983 | 1983-04 | Hal McIver, organizing director for IUD, AFL-CIO, is shown addressing the Jobs and Peace Rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Details about the Jobs and Peace Rally can be found on pages 21-25 of the May-June 1983 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07023. | Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Claud Young, Karen Lowery, and Others at Protest March, August 1981 | 1981-08 | Claud Young, Karen Lowery, and others are shown protesting with signs in support of employment equity. Written on verso: SCLC Board Vice President Dr. Claud Young joins SCLC President's daughter Karen Lowery and others in protest march in downtown New Orleans during the 24th Annual Convention. Group was protesting injustices in hiring and employment practices of a large grocery store in New Orleans. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Demonstrators at Protest March in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 1981 | 1981-08 | Demonstrators are shown protesting outside of a grocery story in New Orleans, Louisiana. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph E. Lowery and John Nettles Lead Operation Breadbasket Protest, 1981 | 1981 | Joseph E. Lowery and John Nettles are shown with signs leading a group of demonstrators outside of a supermarket in Anniston, Alabama. Written on verso: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (left) and Alabama SCLC President John Nettles display signs outside a supermarket in Anniston, Alabama that is part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's "non-cooperation with injustice" campaign launched through the reinstated "Operation Breadbasket" project which seeks to promote economic development in the black community. SCLC Field Secretary Rev. R.B. Cottonreader (at right) coordinates the participants of the campaign. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| A Crowd of "Poor People's Message" Demonstrators with Signs, 1979 | 1979 | A crowd of demonstrators with signs are shown rallying for the "Poor People's Message" march in Atlanta, Georgia. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Human rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Operation Breadbasket Information Booth at a Black Expo, 1971 | 1971 | An Operation Breadbasket information booth is shown at a Black Expo event in 1971. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Marchers in an Operation Breadbasket Protest, circa 1969 | 1969/1970 | A crowd of demonstrators are shown marching with signs during an Operation Breadbasket protest. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Unidentified Speaker at an Operation Breadbasket Meeting, circa 1970 | 1969/1970 | An unidentified speaker is shown speaking at a podium in front of Jesse Jackson and others during an Operation Breadbasket meeting. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Operation Breadbasket Workers Speaking to Residents at a House, circa 1970 | 1969/1970 | Operation Breadbasket workers are shown speaking to residents at a house. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment, Voting | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| William Cousins, Dick Gregory, and Jesse Jackson at an Operation Breadbasket Protest, 1967 | 1967 | William Cousins, Dick Gregory, and Jesse Jackson are shown holding signs at an Operation Breadbasket protest regarding High-Low Food Stores. Written on verso: Ald. Wm. Cousins, Dick Gregory, Jesse Jackson - High Low protest | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Jesse Jackson With Others, circa 1967 | 1966/1968 | Jesse Jackson is shown signing a document at an A & P store while other individuals look on, including Reverends Clay Evans and Stroy Freeman (third and fourth from left, respectively). | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Jesse Jackson Marching with Others in an Operation Breadbasket Protest, circa 1968 | 1965/1971 | The organizer of Operation Breadbasket, Jesse Jackson, and others are shown marching with interlocked arms during an Operation Breadbasket protest. Written on verso: Oper. Breadbasket. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment | 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.
