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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  • Geographic Location = Louisiana--New Orleans
  • Decade = 1980-1989
Meeting attendees are shown walking down the street in front of a welcome sign for the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Meeting Attendees in Front of a SCLC Convention Welcome Sign, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Meeting attendees are shown walking down the street in front of a welcome sign for the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King is shown seated amongst others holding a banquet program during the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King at the 24th Annual SCLC Convention Banquet, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Coretta Scott King is shown seated amongst others holding a banquet program during the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, African American women social reformers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of people are shown gathered in the Fairmont Hotel during the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. Written on verso: Hundreds fill the Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans during the SCLC National Convention for a culminating banquet featuring then-Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson as speaker.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of People Gathered at the 24th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
A crowd of people are shown gathered in the Fairmont Hotel during the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. Written on verso: Hundreds fill the Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans during the SCLC National Convention for a culminating banquet featuring then-Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson as speaker.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Harold Washington is shown addressing a crowd at a voting rights hearing while Johnny Ford and others listen behind him during the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention. Written on verso: Voting Rights Hearing -- During a hearing on the Voting Rights Act at the 24th annual convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Congressman Harold Washington, (D-Calif.) addresses the need for the Act's extension. Others testifying at the hearing are seated behind Washington. They are (front to back) New Orleans City Councilman Avery Alexander, New Orleans City Council President Sidney Barthelemy, Mayor Eddie James Carthan of Tchula, Mississippi and Mayor Johnny Ford of Tuskegee, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Harold Washington Speaks at the 24th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Harold Washington is shown addressing a crowd at a voting rights hearing while Johnny Ford and others listen behind him during the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Convention. Written on verso: Voting Rights Hearing -- During a hearing on the Voting Rights Act at the 24th annual convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Congressman Harold Washington, (D-Calif.) addresses the need for the Act's extension. Others testifying at the hearing are seated behind Washington. They are (front to back) New Orleans City Councilman Avery Alexander, New Orleans City Council President Sidney Barthelemy, Mayor Eddie James Carthan of Tchula, Mississippi and Mayor Johnny Ford of Tuskegee, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting Johnny Ford with the SCLC Presidential Award. Written on verso: SCLC Awards Banquet -- Mayor Johnny Ford of Tuskegee, Alabama (right) accepts the Presidential Award from SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery during the 24th Annual Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, held this August in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Presenting Johnny Ford with an Award, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting Johnny Ford with the SCLC Presidential Award. Written on verso: SCLC Awards Banquet -- Mayor Johnny Ford of Tuskegee, Alabama (right) accepts the Presidential Award from SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery during the 24th Annual Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, held this August in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American mayors
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference members, including Lula Williams and Karen Lowery (sitting on couch), are shown in a lobby space at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Meeting Attendees at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference members, including Lula Williams and Karen Lowery (sitting on couch), are shown in a lobby space at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Coretta Scott King are shown with an unidentified woman at the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Others, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and Coretta Scott King are shown with an unidentified woman at the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King poses for a photo with SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. President Evelyn G. Lowery at the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King With Evelyn G. Lowery, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Coretta Scott King poses for a photo with SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. President Evelyn G. Lowery at the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and others are shown listening to Coretta Scott King speak at a podium during the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King Speaks at the 24th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and others are shown listening to Coretta Scott King speak at a podium during the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
Civil rights movements, Meetings, African Americans--Civil rights, African American women social reformers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Gloria Wade-Gayles is shown speaking at the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention alongside Evelyn G. Lowery and others.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Gloria Wade-Gayles Speaking at the 24th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Dr. Gloria Wade-Gayles is shown speaking at the 24th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention alongside Evelyn G. Lowery and others.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series