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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  • Subjects = African American universities and colleges
  • Geographic Location = Georgia--Atlanta
  • Subjects = Demonstrations
Spelman College students are shown demonstrating while others look on.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Clark College students are shown marching at a Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Clark College Student Government Association Vice President Deborah Marshall is shown being arrested during a Winn-Dixie protest. For more information, see page 19 of the January-February 1986 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07028. Written on verso: "Down with apartheid, Up with Freedom!" chants Deborah Marshall, Clark College SGA Vice President as East Point Police arrest her for demonstrating in an Atlanta Winn-Dixie store.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dean Lawrence Carter is shown being arrested at a Winn-Dixie protest. Written on verso: Dean Lawrence Carter of Morehouse College (attended by Dr. King) stands firm in his position against apartheid as College Park, GA Police take him to jail for demonstrating in a Winn Dixie store.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Quentin Bradford, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's national communications director, is shown addressing a crowd at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Freedom Games. For more details, see page 94  of the May-June 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07026. Written on verso: SCLC's Bradford greets spectators. Flanking him are (left to right) Gerald Lowrey, director of athletics and recreation at Emory; Emory student _____; meet director Bob Varsha; and Tom Aderhold, president of the Atlanta Track Club.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta University Center students led by Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member Albert E. Love march through the streets of Atlanta to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. Written on verso: SCLC Director of Voter Registration and Administration, Rev. Albert E. Love (Left in trenchcoat) leads a group of Atlanta University Center students who carry the SCLC banner in march celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks is shown speaking at a Black College Day event in Woodruff Park in Atlanta, Georgia. An unidentified man and actor Jane Fonda stand at left behind Parks.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks is shown standing with actor Jane Fonda and an unidentified man at a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks is shown holding hands and singing with actor Jane Fonda and others at a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia.
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. 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. 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. 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
Matthew Johnson, a Morehouse College student, 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: Matthew Johnson, a Morehouse student of theology, rallies Atlantans during a protest of the U.S. veto of the U.N. resolution condemning the South African invasion of Angola. "As young people," he says, "we are not simply rebels searching for a cause"...wherever injustice exists we are called to oppose it, he says.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Earl Picard, a professor 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: Dr. Earl Picard, professor of political science at Atlanta University, tells Atlantans protesting the South African invasion of Angola that it must be made clear that the issue in South Africa is one of freedom, not whether Soviets or Cubans should provide armed assistance to Angola.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Morris Brown College students are shown leading others in a march for Atlanta's missing and murdered children.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman with a Southern Christian Leadership Conference sign around her neck is shown sitting with others in front of an Atlanta University campus sign.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series