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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  • Decade = 1960-1969
  • Subjects = Civil rights movements
  • Geographic Location = Alabama--Montgomery
Alabama State Patrol troopers stand guard outside the capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama. Caption on photo reads: (MR1) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Mar. 18 -- CAPITOL SECURITY -- Troopers of the Alabama State Patrol stand guard at the capitol in Montgomery, Ala. today providing the tightest security for Gov. George Wallace of any Alabama governor in history. At left is Major Walter Allen. In the car is Capt. Billy Bishop.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Alabama State Patrol Stand Guard at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, March 18, 1965
Date Created
1965-03-18
Description
Alabama State Patrol troopers stand guard outside the capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama. Caption on photo reads: (MR1) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Mar. 18 -- CAPITOL SECURITY -- Troopers of the Alabama State Patrol stand guard at the capitol in Montgomery, Ala. today providing the tightest security for Gov. George Wallace of any Alabama governor in history. At left is Major Walter Allen. In the car is Capt. Billy Bishop.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown staging a sit-down at the capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama to protest policy brutality. Caption on photo reads: (SEX8) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Mar. 10 -- SITDOWN AT CAPITOL -- Negroes stage a sit-down at the capitol in Montgomery, Ala. today. The demonstrators, most of them from nearby Tuskegee Institute, were protesting "police brutality" at Selma, Ala.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Demonstrators Participating in a Sit Down Protest in Front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, M
Date Created
1965-03-10
Description
Demonstrators are shown staging a sit-down at the capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama to protest policy brutality. Caption on photo reads: (SEX8) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Mar. 10 -- SITDOWN AT CAPITOL -- Negroes stage a sit-down at the capitol in Montgomery, Ala. today. The demonstrators, most of them from nearby Tuskegee Institute, were protesting "police brutality" at Selma, Ala.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man is shown walking with a cane on a sidewalk in front of the Alabama State Capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Man at the Alabama State Capitol, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1972
Description
An unidentified man is shown walking with a cane on a sidewalk in front of the Alabama State Capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Alabama Governor George Wallace is shown in an office surrounded by stacks of papers and encyclopedias. Caption on front reads: MONTGOMERY, ALA. June 9 -- COME SEE MY MAIL -- Governor George Wallace of Alabama in [text cut off] during an interview makes a gesture about one of the many thousands of out of state let [text cut off] the past months in support for his position on civil rights. Wallace, has entered primar [text cut off] three states, Wisconsin, Indiana and Maryland. 1964
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
George Wallace, June 9, 1964
Date Created
1964-06-09
Description
Alabama Governor George Wallace is shown in an office surrounded by stacks of papers and encyclopedias. Caption on front reads: MONTGOMERY, ALA. June 9 -- COME SEE MY MAIL -- Governor George Wallace of Alabama in [text cut off] during an interview makes a gesture about one of the many thousands of out of state let [text cut off] the past months in support for his position on civil rights. Wallace, has entered primar [text cut off] three states, Wisconsin, Indiana and Maryland. 1964
Subject
Civil rights movements, Interviews, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Traffic passes in front of the Lerner Shops and Kress store front in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Traffic in Front of Lerner Shops and Kress Store, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Traffic passes in front of the Lerner Shops and Kress store front in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
Civil rights movements, Race discrimination, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. greets a woman outside of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. The Alabama State Capitol building is in the background.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, circa 1964
Date Created
1960/1968
Description
Martin Luther King, Jr. greets a woman outside of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. The Alabama State Capitol building is in the background.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African American clergy
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. stands with Ralph D. Abernathy (standing to the right of King) and others on the steps of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. With Crowd on the Steps of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, circa 1963
Date Created
1958/1968
Description
Martin Luther King, Jr. stands with Ralph D. Abernathy (standing to the right of King) and others on the steps of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American clergy, Church buildings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series