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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Men and women standing in line to vote or register to vote.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Men and Women Standing in Line to Vote or Register to Vote, circa 1980
Date Created
1975/1985
Description
Men and women standing in line to vote or register to vote.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, African American women, Voting, Voter registration
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Men and women are shown walking down the steps of the Bibb County Courthouse in Macon, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Men and Women Walking Down the Steps of the Bibb County Courthouse, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
Men and women are shown walking down the steps of the Bibb County Courthouse in Macon, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, African American women, Voting, Voter registration
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
DeKalb County residents are shown standing in front a bus in preparation for registering to vote. Written on verso: Dekalb County citizens getting in line to go to courthouse to register. (Taken in front of King's Memorial Methodist Church)
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
DeKalb County Citizens Standing in Front of a Bus, circa 1960
Date Created
1955/1965
Description
DeKalb County residents are shown standing in front a bus in preparation for registering to vote. Written on verso: Dekalb County citizens getting in line to go to courthouse to register. (Taken in front of King's Memorial Methodist Church)
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, African American women, Voting, Voter registration
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series