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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Singer Tyrese Gibson is shown with Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Karen Lowery, Cheryl Lowery, and others during the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 2012
Date Created
2012-04-04
Description
Singer Tyrese Gibson is shown with Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Karen Lowery, Cheryl Lowery, and others during the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery poses for a group photo with Tyrese Gibson and their daughters Karen and Cheryl Lowery at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 2012
Date Created
2012-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery poses for a group photo with Tyrese Gibson and their daughters Karen and Cheryl Lowery at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher Raymond, IV addresses campers at his Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher's Camp New Look, July 26, 2008
Date Created
2008-07-26
Description
Usher Raymond, IV addresses campers at his Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American men, African American children, African American singers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher Raymond, IV on stage with Joseph E. Lowery at his Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher's Camp New Look, July 26, 2008
Date Created
2008-07-26
Description
Usher Raymond, IV on stage with Joseph E. Lowery at his Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American singers, African American civil rights workers, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery addresses campers at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia while Usher Raymond, IV stands to Lowery's left on stage.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher's Camp New Look, July 26, 2008
Date Created
2008-07-26
Description
Joseph E. Lowery addresses campers at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia while Usher Raymond, IV stands to Lowery's left on stage.
Subject
African American singers, African American civil rights workers, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaks with an unidentified man as Usher Raymond, IV looks on at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher's Camp New Look, July 26, 2008
Date Created
2008-07-26
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaks with an unidentified man as Usher Raymond, IV looks on at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American singers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery with Usher Raymond, IV at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher's Camp New Look, July 26, 2008
Date Created
2008-07-26
Description
Joseph E. Lowery with Usher Raymond, IV at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American singers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery addresses campers at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia while Usher Raymond, IV stands to Lowery's left on stage.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher's Camp New Look, July 26, 2008
Date Created
2008-07-26
Description
Joseph E. Lowery addresses campers at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia while Usher Raymond, IV stands to Lowery's left on stage.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American singers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery stands in a hallway speaking with Susan Somach, Usher Raymond, IV and others at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Usher's Camp New Look, July 26, 2008
Date Created
2008-07-26
Description
Joseph E. Lowery stands in a hallway speaking with Susan Somach, Usher Raymond, IV and others at Usher's Camp New Look at the Ferst Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American singers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Stevie Wonder speaks during an event at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
National Civil Rights Museum Event, circa 2008
Date Created
2007/2008
Description
Stevie Wonder speaks during an event at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Stevie Wonder and others during his 86th birthday celebration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery's 86th Birthday Celebration, 2007
Date Created
2007
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Stevie Wonder and others during his 86th birthday celebration.
Subject
African American men, African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ludacris and Joseph E. Lowery are shown sharing a hug at an event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ludacris and Joseph E. Lowery, circa 2005
Date Created
2002/2010
Description
Ludacris and Joseph E. Lowery are shown sharing a hug at an event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with singer Aretha Franklin.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Aretha Franklin, circa 2003
Date Created
2000/2005
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with singer Aretha Franklin.
Subject
American American men, African American women, African American singers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Singer Tyrese Gibson is shown looking at a framed item. Some of the Lowery's grandchildren stand in the background.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Tyrese Gibson and Children, circa 1998
Date Created
1998/2000
Description
Singer Tyrese Gibson is shown looking at a framed item. Some of the Lowery's grandchildren stand in the background.
Subject
African American singers, African American children, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jennifer Holliday, singer and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program's honorary chair, is shown speaking to a group of young girls.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program, circa 1995
Date Created
1995/1997
Description
Jennifer Holliday, singer and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Bridging the Gap: Girls to Women Mentoring Program's honorary chair, is shown speaking to a group of young girls.
Subject
African American women, African American children, Meetings, African American singers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with Curtis Mayfield at the 15th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Mayfield was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award for Musical Heritage. Written on verso: Dr. & Mrs. Lowery w/ Curtis Mayfield.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
15th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1994
Date Created
1994-04-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with Curtis Mayfield at the 15th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Mayfield was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award for Musical Heritage. Written on verso: Dr. & Mrs. Lowery w/ Curtis Mayfield.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man performs on stage at the second annual "Sing In Praise Of King" program held at the Newark Symphony Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
2nd Annual "Sing In Praise Of King!" Program, January 1993
Date Created
1993-01
Description
An unidentified man performs on stage at the second annual "Sing In Praise Of King" program held at the Newark Symphony Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American singers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A choir is shown singing during an event at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Rockville, Maryland.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Choir Singing at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention, 1993
Date Created
1993
Description
A choir is shown singing during an event at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Rockville, Maryland.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, African American singers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Chili of singing group TLC is shown speaking at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. World AIDS Day event while Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan listen. Caption from the March/April 1993 SCLC Magazine, page 57 (http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07051): 'Chili' of the hot musical group TLC, told it like it is at the symposium ... the message was abstinence first, protection second and respect always.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. World AIDS Day Event, December 1, 1992
Date Created
1992-12-01
Description
Chili of singing group TLC is shown speaking at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. World AIDS Day event while Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan listen. Caption from the March/April 1993 SCLC Magazine, page 57 (http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07051): 'Chili' of the hot musical group TLC, told it like it is at the symposium ... the message was abstinence first, protection second and respect always.
Subject
African Americans--Health and hygiene, AIDS (Disease)--Prevention, AIDS (Disease)--Study and teaching, African American universities and colleges, African American singers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Chili of singing group TLC is shown speaking at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. World AIDS Day event while Joseph and Evelyn Lowery listen.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. World AIDS Day Event, December 1, 1992
Date Created
1992-12-01
Description
Chili of singing group TLC is shown speaking at a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. World AIDS Day event while Joseph and Evelyn Lowery listen.
Subject
African Americans--Health and hygiene, AIDS (Disease)--Prevention, AIDS (Disease)--Study and teaching, African American universities and colleges, African American singers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series