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E. Randel T. Osburn is shown speaking at the International Conference Against Apartheid held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
E. Randel T. Osburn Speaking at an International Conference Against Apartheid, January 1986
Date Created
1986-01
Description
E. Randel T. Osburn is shown speaking at the International Conference Against Apartheid held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Apartheid, Africa
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery in Kenya. Written on verso: Kenya, 1986. "Treetops" out from Kenya
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery in Kenya, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery in Kenya. Written on verso: Kenya, 1986. "Treetops" out from Kenya
Subject
Africa, African American women, Travel
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King is shown speaking at an unknown event. Written on verso: Coretta Scott King says santions [sic] against South Africa should be backed up by increased U.S. aid to the country's neighbors.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King Speaking at an Event, circa 1986
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
Coretta Scott King is shown speaking at an unknown event. Written on verso: Coretta Scott King says santions [sic] against South Africa should be backed up by increased U.S. aid to the country's neighbors.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Apartheid, Africa
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery sits and talks with Nomalizo Leah Tutu. Written on verso: SCLC/WOMEN founder and convener, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery chats with Mrs. Leah Tutu, wife of South African Bishop Desmond Tutu. Mrs. Lowery spearheaded effort to aid the Bishop Tutu Refugee Fund.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Nomalizo Leah Tutu, circa 1985
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery sits and talks with Nomalizo Leah Tutu. Written on verso: SCLC/WOMEN founder and convener, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery chats with Mrs. Leah Tutu, wife of South African Bishop Desmond Tutu. Mrs. Lowery spearheaded effort to aid the Bishop Tutu Refugee Fund.
Subject
African American women, Africa, International relations, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Naomi Tutu, Desmond Tutu's daughter, is shown addressing a youth group at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. Written on verso: Naomi Tutu, daughter of Bishop Tutu addresses youth rally as J. Orange (James), Bo Young (Andy), Greggory Greggory (Dick), Bernice King (Coretta) listen.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Naomi Tutu Speaking at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Naomi Tutu, Desmond Tutu's daughter, is shown addressing a youth group at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. Written on verso: Naomi Tutu, daughter of Bishop Tutu addresses youth rally as J. Orange (James), Bo Young (Andy), Greggory Greggory (Dick), Bernice King (Coretta) listen.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American children, Africa
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Naomi Tutu, Desmond Tutu's daughter, is shown addressing a youth group at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Naomi Tutu Speaking at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Naomi Tutu, Desmond Tutu's daughter, is shown addressing a youth group at the 28th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Meetings, African American children, Africa
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery with others in Ethiopia. Text from the August-September 1987 SCLC Magazine, page 27: On April 21, Lowery and SCLC board member Dick Gregory, as well as other SCLC officials, travel to famine-stricken Ethiopia to study the crisis first-hand and deliver a supply of Gregory's high-nutrition food product for use in the treatment of starving children. See http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07034. Written on verso: (l to r) Reverend John Nettles, Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, Father George Clements of Chicago, Dr. David Allen, President of Cernatin [sic] of America, Inc. and Dick Gregory (standing in crowd of children).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others in Ethiopia, April 1985
Date Created
1985-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery with others in Ethiopia. Text from the August-September 1987 SCLC Magazine, page 27: On April 21, Lowery and SCLC board member Dick Gregory, as well as other SCLC officials, travel to famine-stricken Ethiopia to study the crisis first-hand and deliver a supply of Gregory's high-nutrition food product for use in the treatment of starving children. See http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07034. Written on verso: (l to r) Reverend John Nettles, Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, Father George Clements of Chicago, Dr. David Allen, President of Cernatin [sic] of America, Inc. and Dick Gregory (standing in crowd of children).
Subject
Africa, Children, International relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks during a demonstration to protest apartheid in South Africa.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery Speaks at an Anti-Apartheid Demonstration, circa 1985
Date Created
1984/1986
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks during a demonstration to protest apartheid in South Africa.
Subject
African American women, Apartheid, Africa, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery sit with a group of young women and children during a visit to an African country.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery in Africa, circa 1985
Date Created
1984/1986
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery sit with a group of young women and children during a visit to an African country.
Subject
Africa, African American men, African American women, Travel
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Students at Augusta College are shown holding protest signs that state "Why Send Children To Do S. Africa's Dirty Work!" and "So. Africa Kills Black Children In Soweto:...". Written on verso: SCLC Condemns Apartheid -- Black students at Augusta College in Augusta, Georgia deplore the college's refusal to cancel a concert appearance there by a South African boys' choir and join with SCLC in staging a protest demonstration that attracted national attention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Augusta College Students Holding Anti-Apartheid Signs, October 14, 1981
Date Created
1981-10-14
Description
Students at Augusta College are shown holding protest signs that state "Why Send Children To Do S. Africa's Dirty Work!" and "So. Africa Kills Black Children In Soweto:...". Written on verso: SCLC Condemns Apartheid -- Black students at Augusta College in Augusta, Georgia deplore the college's refusal to cancel a concert appearance there by a South African boys' choir and join with SCLC in staging a protest demonstration that attracted national attention.
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations, African American students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Augusta College students and Southern Christian Leadership Conference members are shown holding anti-apartheid signs during a demonstration to protest the performance of a South African boys choir at the college. Written on verso: SCLC Condemns Apartheid -- Black students at a predominantly white Augusta College in Augusta, Georgia stage demonstration with SCLC leaders, including National SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, to protest a concert appearance there by the Drakensberg Boys Choir of South Africa. The students met with the institution's administration, but the concert was not cancelled. Nevertheless, their opposition reached the ears of the choir's members and much of the American public. A performance scheduled for the choir at the University of Georgia several days before, was cancelled following protests from black students there.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Students Hold Anti-Apartheid Protest Signs During a Demonstration at Augusta College, October 14, 1
Date Created
1981-10-14
Description
Augusta College students and Southern Christian Leadership Conference members are shown holding anti-apartheid signs during a demonstration to protest the performance of a South African boys choir at the college. Written on verso: SCLC Condemns Apartheid -- Black students at a predominantly white Augusta College in Augusta, Georgia stage demonstration with SCLC leaders, including National SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, to protest a concert appearance there by the Drakensberg Boys Choir of South Africa. The students met with the institution's administration, but the concert was not cancelled. Nevertheless, their opposition reached the ears of the choir's members and much of the American public. A performance scheduled for the choir at the University of Georgia several days before, was cancelled following protests from black students there.
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations, African American students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Fred D. Taylor is shown introducing Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery at a rally in Augusta, Georgia to protest the concert appearance of a South African boys choir. Written on verso: SCLC Condemns Apartheid -- Rev. Fred. D. Taylor, national director of Chapters and Affiliates for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, introduces SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery during a rally at Augusta College in Augusta, Georgia to protest the concert appearance there of a South African boys choir. Hundreds of students turned out to protest what was considered "a show of support" for the apartheid policies of racist South Africa.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Fred. D. Taylor Speaking at an Anti-Apartheid Rally in Augusta, Georgia, October 14, 1981
Date Created
1981-10-14
Description
Reverend Fred D. Taylor is shown introducing Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery at a rally in Augusta, Georgia to protest the concert appearance of a South African boys choir. Written on verso: SCLC Condemns Apartheid -- Rev. Fred. D. Taylor, national director of Chapters and Affiliates for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, introduces SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery during a rally at Augusta College in Augusta, Georgia to protest the concert appearance there of a South African boys choir. Hundreds of students turned out to protest what was considered "a show of support" for the apartheid policies of racist South Africa.
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Robert Threatt, the president of Morris Brown College, speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Dr. Robert Threatt, president of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, states at a rally protesting the South African invasion of Angola that the resources of black Americans should be directed toward freeing black Americans because there is no justification for any nation to engage in colonization.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Robert Threatt Speaking at the South African Invasion of Angola Rally, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Dr. Robert Threatt, the president of Morris Brown College, speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Dr. Robert Threatt, president of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, states at a rally protesting the South African invasion of Angola that the resources of black Americans should be directed toward freeing black Americans because there is no justification for any nation to engage in colonization.
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations, African Americans--Civil rights, African American universities and colleges
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young who is now a candidate for mayor of Atlanta, says America is inextricably bound with the rest of the world, and that "we must see this reflected in U.S. policies, or we'll feel it in our pocketbooks."
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young Speaks at a Protest Against South Africa's Invasion of Angola, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Andrew Young speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young who is now a candidate for mayor of Atlanta, says America is inextricably bound with the rest of the world, and that "we must see this reflected in U.S. policies, or we'll feel it in our pocketbooks."
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Julian Bond speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Georgia State Senator Julian Bond says black Atlantans must begin to help determine the direction U.S. policies will take in South Africa, as he speaks before a rallying crowd protesting the South African invasion of Angola.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Julian Bond Speaks at a Protest Against South Africa's Invasion of Angola, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Julian Bond speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Georgia State Senator Julian Bond says black Atlantans must begin to help determine the direction U.S. policies will take in South Africa, as he speaks before a rallying crowd protesting the South African invasion of Angola.
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Fred Taylor is shown kicking off the rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Rev. Fred Taylor of SCLC kicks off an Atlanta rally with "movement" songs on the steps of a downtown federal building where marchers gathered to publicly protest the United States veto of a United Nation resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (at right) was principle speaker at the rally.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Fred Taylor Kicks Off the South African Invasion of Angola Rally, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Reverend Fred Taylor is shown kicking off the rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Rev. Fred Taylor of SCLC kicks off an Atlanta rally with "movement" songs on the steps of a downtown federal building where marchers gathered to publicly protest the United States veto of a United Nation resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (at right) was principle speaker at the rally.
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Donald Stewart, president of Spelman College, speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: Dr. Donald Stewart, president of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, reveals his opposition to the U.S. veto of the U.N. resolution condemning the South Africa invasion of Angola and suggests that all those in opposition "must raise our voices in unison to protest against U.S. policies in South Africa."
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Donald Stewart Speaking at the South African Invasion of Angola Rally, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Dr. Donald Stewart, president of Spelman College, speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: Dr. Donald Stewart, president of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, reveals his opposition to the U.S. veto of the U.N. resolution condemning the South Africa invasion of Angola and suggests that all those in opposition "must raise our voices in unison to protest against U.S. policies in South Africa."
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations, African Americans--Civil rights, African American universities and colleges
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Clarence Coleman, dean of the School of Social Work at Atlanta University, speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Dr. Clarence Coleman, dean of the School of Social Work at Atlanta University, pledges the support of AU President Cleveland Dennard in opposing the South African invasion of Angola and the U.S. veto of the U.N. resolution condemning the invasion. He also reveals that 40 percent of the institution's students come from foreign countries.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Clarence Coleman Speaking at the South African Invasion of Angola Rally, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Dr. Clarence Coleman, dean of the School of Social Work at Atlanta University, speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Dr. Clarence Coleman, dean of the School of Social Work at Atlanta University, pledges the support of AU President Cleveland Dennard in opposing the South African invasion of Angola and the U.S. veto of the U.N. resolution condemning the invasion. He also reveals that 40 percent of the institution's students come from foreign countries.
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations, African Americans--Civil rights, African American universities and colleges
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Elias Blake, Jr., president of Clark College, speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Dr. Elias Blake Jr., president of Clark College in Atlanta, says during a protest rally of the South African invasion of Angola that attention needs to be focused on the "nature" of South Africa and what apartheid represents in the treatment of human beings.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Elias Blake, Jr. Speaking at the South African Invasion of Angola Rally, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Dr. Elias Blake, Jr., president of Clark College, speaks at a rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: South Africa -- Dr. Elias Blake Jr., president of Clark College in Atlanta, says during a protest rally of the South African invasion of Angola that attention needs to be focused on the "nature" of South Africa and what apartheid represents in the treatment of human beings.
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations, African Americans--Civil rights, African American universities and colleges
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Father Austin Ford is seen attending the rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: Father Austin Ford of Atlanta joins SCLC-coordinated rally protesting the South African invasion of Angola and the U.S. veto of the U.N. resolution condemning the invasion and describes the U.S. action as "another instance of the United States finding itself humiliatingly on the wrong side" of the issue.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Father Austin Ford at the South African Invasion of Angola Rally, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Father Austin Ford is seen attending the rally to protest the United States' veto of a United Nations resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. Written on verso: Father Austin Ford of Atlanta joins SCLC-coordinated rally protesting the South African invasion of Angola and the U.S. veto of the U.N. resolution condemning the invasion and describes the U.S. action as "another instance of the United States finding itself humiliatingly on the wrong side" of the issue.
Subject
Africa, Apartheid, International relations, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series