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 = 1970-1979
  • Series = Series: Photographs; Subseries: People
  • Subjects = Meetings
Fred Shuttlesworth stands next to Birmingham Mayor David Vann at an event. Written on verso: Lowery, Vann, Shuttlesworth
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fred Shuttlesworth With Mayor David Vann, circa 1979
Date Created
1979/1980
Description
Fred Shuttlesworth stands next to Birmingham Mayor David Vann at an event. Written on verso: Lowery, Vann, Shuttlesworth
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American men, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery (middle) is shown with Walter E. Fauntroy (on right) and other SCLC members during a symposium in Washington, D.C. Written on recto: DR. LOWERY OPENS WASHINGTON SYMPOSIUM.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Others, circa 1979
Date Created
1977/1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery (middle) is shown with Walter E. Fauntroy (on right) and other SCLC members during a symposium in Washington, D.C. Written on recto: DR. LOWERY OPENS WASHINGTON SYMPOSIUM.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery sits in a meeting with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board members, including Claud Young and Ralph D. Abernathy.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others, circa 1975
Date Created
1973/1977
Description
Joseph E. Lowery sits in a meeting with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference Board members, including Claud Young and Ralph D. Abernathy.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with an unidentified man.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With an Unidentified Man, circa 1975
Date Created
1973/1977
Description
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with an unidentified man.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (third from left, sitting) in a meeting with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff, including Cirilo McSween, Benjamin Hooks, Ralph D. Abernathy, Nelson Smith, and C.L. Franklin. Written on verso: Cirilo McSween, Ben Hooks, Lowery, Abernathy, Nelson Smith. Standing: C. L. Franklin
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others, circa 1975
Date Created
1973/1977
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (third from left, sitting) in a meeting with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff, including Cirilo McSween, Benjamin Hooks, Ralph D. Abernathy, Nelson Smith, and C.L. Franklin. Written on verso: Cirilo McSween, Ben Hooks, Lowery, Abernathy, Nelson Smith. Standing: C. L. Franklin
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown speaking with E.D. Nixon at an event alongside Benjamin Hooks and others.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy and Others, circa 1975
Date Created
1970/1980
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown speaking with E.D. Nixon at an event alongside Benjamin Hooks and others.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
C.T. Vivian is shown gathered with Hosea Williams (on left), Ralph D. Abernathy (second from right), and others.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
C.T. Vivian and Others, circa 1975
Date Created
1970/1980
Description
C.T. Vivian is shown gathered with Hosea Williams (on left), Ralph D. Abernathy (second from right), and others.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown reviewing documents and speaking to a group of young adults.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy and Others, circa 1970
Date Created
1968/1972
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown reviewing documents and speaking to a group of young adults.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series