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.
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Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Jesse Jackson, and others are shown at a demonstration led by E. Randel T. Osburn. An article documenting this march can be found on pages 66-67 of the June-July 1990 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07039. Written on verso: Rev. E.R. Osburn opens up the way for the leadership line to move to the Montgomery State Capitol.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and Others, March 9, 1990
Date Created
1990-03-09
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Jesse Jackson, and others are shown at a demonstration led by E. Randel T. Osburn. An article documenting this march can be found on pages 66-67 of the June-July 1990 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07039. Written on verso: Rev. E.R. Osburn opens up the way for the leadership line to move to the Montgomery State Capitol.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
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.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery Arrested at South African Embassy, December 11, 1984
Date Created
1984-12-11
Description
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.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Demonstrations, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown raising his fist while sitting on the steps of a building with Evelyn G. Lowery, Reverend James Orange (bottom row, first on left), and others wearing Southern Christian Leadership Conference shirts and hats. Note: Glare is on photo - picture of a picture. A duplicate of this photo can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:02405.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Sitting With Others on the Steps of a Building, circa 1981
Date Created
1980/1982
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown raising his fist while sitting on the steps of a building with Evelyn G. Lowery, Reverend James Orange (bottom row, first on left), and others wearing Southern Christian Leadership Conference shirts and hats. Note: Glare is on photo - picture of a picture. A duplicate of this photo can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:02405.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man is shown speaking to a crowd of adults and children. This photograph is filed in a folder labeled "Turner, Richard: in Sandersville, Georgia c. 1970-1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Unidentified Man, circa 1975
Date Created
1970/1980
Description
An unidentified man is shown speaking to a crowd of adults and children. This photograph is filed in a folder labeled "Turner, Richard: in Sandersville, Georgia c. 1970-1979
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series