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 pose for a photo with First Lady Michelle Obama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Michelle Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with First Lady Michelle Obama.
Subject
Presidents' spouses, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, Karen Lowery, and Cheryl Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Lowery Family With Barack Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, Karen Lowery, and Cheryl Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery sits on a couch in the Oval Office of the White House with President Barack Obama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph E. Lowery sits on a couch in the Oval Office of the White House with President Barack Obama.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with President Barack Obama in front of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with President Barack Obama in front of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (sitting, second from left) shakes hands with President Barack Obama in the White House as others look on.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama, circa 2009
Date Created
2009/2010
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (sitting, second from left) shakes hands with President Barack Obama in the White House as others look on.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights leader Reverend Joseph E. Lowery during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House on August 12, 2009.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, August 12, 2009
Date Created
2009-08-12
Description
U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights leader Reverend Joseph E. Lowery during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House on August 12, 2009.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery delivers the benediction at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009. The photo is signed by Lowery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Delivers the Benediction at Barack Obama's Inauguration, January 20, 2009
Date Created
2009-01-20
Description
Joseph E. Lowery delivers the benediction at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009. The photo is signed by Lowery.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking with Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States. The photo is signed by Biden.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Jill Biden, circa 2009
Date Created
2008/2010
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking with Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States. The photo is signed by Biden.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Presidents' spouses
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Bill Clinton, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Standing, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, President Bill Clinton, and Vice President Al Gore pose for a photo with survivors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study during a White House event at which Clinton apologized for the government sponsored study. In the front are Herman Shaw, Fred Simmons, Charles Pollard, Frederick Moss, and Carter Howard.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Tuskegee Syphilis Study Apology, May 16, 1997
Date Created
1997-05-16
Description
Standing, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, President Bill Clinton, and Vice President Al Gore pose for a photo with survivors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study during a White House event at which Clinton apologized for the government sponsored study. In the front are Herman Shaw, Fred Simmons, Charles Pollard, Frederick Moss, and Carter Howard.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Bill Clinton, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery stands in a room at the White House with Vice President Al Gore, Reverend Jesse Jackson, and others.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
Joseph E. Lowery stands in a room at the White House with Vice President Al Gore, Reverend Jesse Jackson, and others.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American men, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
President Bill Clinton meets with civil rights leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House. NAACP President Kweisi Mfume, Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery, Jesse Jackson, and other civil rights leaders sit at the table.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Bill Clinton Meets With Civil Rights Leaders, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
President Bill Clinton meets with civil rights leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House. NAACP President Kweisi Mfume, Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery, Jesse Jackson, and other civil rights leaders sit at the table.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women, Meetings, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery embraces U.S. Vice President Al Gore as U.S. President Bill Clinton and others look on in a room in the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Bill Clinton and Al Gore, 1995
Date Created
1995
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery embraces U.S. Vice President Al Gore as U.S. President Bill Clinton and others look on in a room in the White House.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery stands in conversation with President Bill Clinton at the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Bill Clinton, circa 1995
Date Created
1993/1997
Description
Joseph E. Lowery stands in conversation with President Bill Clinton at the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is presented an award by an unidentified man at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Receives Award From George Washington University, circa 1989
Date Created
1987/1991
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is presented an award by an unidentified man at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaks at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Receives Award From George Washington University, circa 1989
Date Created
1987/1991
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaks at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified man while holding a medallion award he received at George Washington University.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Receives Award From George Washington University, circa 1989
Date Created
1987/1991
Description
Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified man while holding a medallion award he received at George Washington University.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Special events
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 speaking at the Rally For Religious Freedom in Washington, D.C. on May 30, 1984. The rally was sponsored by the Ad-Hoc Committee for Religious Freedom.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at the Rally For Religious Freedom, May 30, 1984
Date Created
1984-05-30
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at the Rally For Religious Freedom in Washington, D.C. on May 30, 1984. The rally was sponsored by the Ad-Hoc Committee for Religious Freedom.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series