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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Tyler Perry speaks at an unknown event as Cheryl Lowery and Joseph E. Lowery listen.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Tyler Perry and Cheryl Lowery, circa 2010
Date Created
2008/2012
Description
Tyler Perry speaks at an unknown event as Cheryl Lowery and Joseph E. Lowery listen.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American entertainers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King, Joseph E. Lowery, and Harry Belafonte join hands with others during the proceedings of the 13th Annual Drum Major For Justice Awards. More details about the awards ceremony can be found on pages 48-51 of the June-July 1992 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07049.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at the 13th Annual Drum Major For Justice Awards, April 1992
Date Created
1992-04
Description
Coretta Scott King, Joseph E. Lowery, and Harry Belafonte join hands with others during the proceedings of the 13th Annual Drum Major For Justice Awards. More details about the awards ceremony can be found on pages 48-51 of the June-July 1992 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07049.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American women, African American entertainers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A publicity photo of talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Oprah Winfrey, circa 1989
Date Created
1989/1990
Description
A publicity photo of talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
Subject
African American women, African American entertainers, African American businesspeople
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A publicity photo of talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Oprah Winfrey, circa 1989
Date Created
1989/1990
Description
A publicity photo of talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
Subject
African American women, African American entertainers, African American businesspeople
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Oprah Winfrey stands (at middle) as a check is held by herself, Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and an unidentified man (second from left). Evelyn G. Lowery and another woman bookend the group photo.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others, circa 1989
Date Created
1988/1990
Description
Oprah Winfrey stands (at middle) as a check is held by herself, Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and an unidentified man (second from left). Evelyn G. Lowery and another woman bookend the group photo.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American entertainers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Oprah Winfrey stands (at middle) as a check is held by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and an unidentified man (second from left). Evelyn G. Lowery and another woman bookend the group photo.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others, circa 1989
Date Created
1988/1990
Description
Oprah Winfrey stands (at middle) as a check is held by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and an unidentified man (second from left). Evelyn G. Lowery and another woman bookend the group photo.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American businesspeople, African American entertainers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery give a thumbs up alongside Oprah Winfrey, Stedman Graham, and others.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others, circa 1989
Date Created
1988/1990
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery give a thumbs up alongside Oprah Winfrey, Stedman Graham, and others.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American businesspeople, African American entertainers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Rosey Grier, one of the guests on Robert H. Schuller's "Hour of Power" episode recognizing the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Rosey Grier, January 1988
Date Created
1988-01
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Rosey Grier, one of the guests on Robert H. Schuller's "Hour of Power" episode recognizing the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Religious broadcasting, African American entertainers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A publicity photo of Aretha Franklin.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Aretha Franklin, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A publicity photo of Aretha Franklin.
Subject
African American singers, African American entertainers, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series