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.
48 Objects displayed
AllCollectionsObjects
  1. Browse Repository
  2. Archival Collections
  3. The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
  4. The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
For:
  • Decade = 1960-1969
  • Series = Series: Photographs; Subseries: Subjects
  • Subjects = Civil rights movements
Men, women, and children join hands and sing during a union strike in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Union Strike in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
Men, women, and children join hands and sing during a union strike in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Two demonstrators sit in front of a car with protest signs as part of a roadblock during the union strike in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Written on verso: Chapel Hill Road Block; Chapel Hill Freedom Committee CORE SCLC SNCC NAACP
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Union Strike in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
Two demonstrators sit in front of a car with protest signs as part of a roadblock during the union strike in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Written on verso: Chapel Hill Road Block; Chapel Hill Freedom Committee CORE SCLC SNCC NAACP
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with Ralph and Juanita Abernathy, UAW representatives, and others during a hospital strike in Charleston, South Carolina. Written on verso: Prop of E.G. Lowery; Hospital -1199 Charleston, S.C. 1969; Carl Ferris; L. Wadrey[?]; Fauntroy; hosp. worker; Walter Reuther; Pres. 1199; Ralph & J. Abernathy; Joseph and Evelyn Lowery
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Charleston, South Carolina Hospital Strike, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with Ralph and Juanita Abernathy, UAW representatives, and others during a hospital strike in Charleston, South Carolina. Written on verso: Prop of E.G. Lowery; Hospital -1199 Charleston, S.C. 1969; Carl Ferris; L. Wadrey[?]; Fauntroy; hosp. worker; Walter Reuther; Pres. 1199; Ralph & J. Abernathy; Joseph and Evelyn Lowery
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A bleeding protester is shown being arrested and put into the back of a police van during a Charleston, South Carolina hospital strike. Written on verso: Charleston Hosp. March '69
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Charleston, South Carolina Hospital Strike, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
A bleeding protester is shown being arrested and put into the back of a police van during a Charleston, South Carolina hospital strike. Written on verso: Charleston Hosp. March '69
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Local 1199 Union hospital workers are shown kneeling and demonstrating at a hospital strike in Charleston, South Carolina. Written on verso: 69 hospital strike
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Charleston, South Carolina Hospital Strike, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
Local 1199 Union hospital workers are shown kneeling and demonstrating at a hospital strike in Charleston, South Carolina. Written on verso: 69 hospital strike
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A woman demonstrator is shown being detained by South Carolina Highway Patrol officer during a hospital strike march in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Charleston, South Carolina Hospital Strike, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
A woman demonstrator is shown being detained by South Carolina Highway Patrol officer during a hospital strike march in Charleston, South Carolina.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators and press are shown gathered outside of Walker's Lounge and Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Tennessee: Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 November".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators and the Press, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
A crowd of demonstrators and press are shown gathered outside of Walker's Lounge and Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Tennessee: Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 November".
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African American universities and colleges
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The press are shown gathered outside of a house. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Tennessee: Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 November".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of News Press, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
The press are shown gathered outside of a house. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Tennessee: Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 November".
Subject
Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of men are shown talking to police officers. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Tennessee: Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 November".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Police Officers and Demonstrators, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
A group of men are shown talking to police officers. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Tennessee: Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 November".
Subject
Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Protest movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of men and women are shown marching, singing, and clapping down the streets of Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
A group of men and women are shown marching, singing, and clapping down the streets of Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown marching on South Main Street in front of Dailey's with a protest sign in support of the NAACP and Local 1733.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969
Date Created
1969
Description
Demonstrators are shown marching on South Main Street in front of Dailey's with a protest sign in support of the NAACP and Local 1733.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph David Abernathy is shown with others at a meeting. Written on verso: RDA Cashin[?]
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy and Others, circa 1969
Date Created
1968/1970
Description
Ralph David Abernathy is shown with others at a meeting. Written on verso: RDA Cashin[?]
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph David Abernathy is shown with others listening to a man speak.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy and Others, circa 1969
Date Created
1968/1970
Description
Ralph David Abernathy is shown with others listening to a man speak.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of Local 1199 Union health care workers are shown amongst policemen and others demonstrating at a protest.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Local 1199 Union Workers Demonstrating, circa 1969
Date Created
1968/1970
Description
A group of Local 1199 Union health care workers are shown amongst policemen and others demonstrating at a protest.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A contact sheet containing three strips of 35mm negative images that depict a crowd gathered in the parking lot of the Lorraine Motel and a number of flowers and plants marking the room from which Martin Luther King, Jr. exited and was assassinated.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Contact Sheet of Photos at the Lorraine Hotel, circa 1968
Date Created
1968/1969
Description
A contact sheet containing three strips of 35mm negative images that depict a crowd gathered in the parking lot of the Lorraine Motel and a number of flowers and plants marking the room from which Martin Luther King, Jr. exited and was assassinated.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A large sign propped against a pole reads "Headquarters Poor People's Campaign 1968" with people standing in the background.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Poor People's Campaign Headquarters Sign, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A large sign propped against a pole reads "Headquarters Poor People's Campaign 1968" with people standing in the background.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Protest movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with Ralph D. Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, and others in Memphis, Tennessee as part of a Poor People's Campaign event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Marching, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with Ralph D. Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, and others in Memphis, Tennessee as part of a Poor People's Campaign event.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks to the press upon his release from jail in Birmingham as his wife Coretta Scott King looks on. Written on recto: B'ham - 1967 - Dr. King released from jail.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. With Coretta Scott King, 1967
Date Created
1967
Description
Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks to the press upon his release from jail in Birmingham as his wife Coretta Scott King looks on. Written on recto: B'ham - 1967 - Dr. King released from jail.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Pallbearers are shown carrying out Malcolm X's casket from the Faith Temple of God in Christ. Written on verso: Malcom X's casket leaves church -- The casket of slain Black nationalist leader Malcolm X is carried by pallbearers from the Faith Temple of God in Christ after services in New York's Harlem Feb. 27. The funeral rites drew several prominent leaders.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Malcolm X Funeral, February 27, 1965
Date Created
1965-02-27
Description
Pallbearers are shown carrying out Malcolm X's casket from the Faith Temple of God in Christ. Written on verso: Malcom X's casket leaves church -- The casket of slain Black nationalist leader Malcolm X is carried by pallbearers from the Faith Temple of God in Christ after services in New York's Harlem Feb. 27. The funeral rites drew several prominent leaders.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Codye McNeal Peters presents a bouquet of roses to Coretta Scott King after an appearance by King at the University of California, Los Angeles. Peters is the wife of the Western Christian Leadership Conference Los Angeles chapter president Dr. A.A. Peters. Written on verso: Roses at UCLA Page 11; Mrs. A.A. Peters; Mrs. ML King at UCLA
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Codye M. Peters and Coretta Scott King, 1965
Date Created
1965
Description
Codye McNeal Peters presents a bouquet of roses to Coretta Scott King after an appearance by King at the University of California, Los Angeles. Peters is the wife of the Western Christian Leadership Conference Los Angeles chapter president Dr. A.A. Peters. Written on verso: Roses at UCLA Page 11; Mrs. A.A. Peters; Mrs. ML King at UCLA
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series