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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A young boy holds a sign that says "VOTE" at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event. Evelyn and Joseph Lowery, seated, look on.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
Date Created
2012-03
Description
A young boy holds a sign that says "VOTE" at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event. Evelyn and Joseph Lowery, seated, look on.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American children, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery (second from right) marches with other SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants holding signs advocating for voting and voter registration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 2011
Date Created
2010/2012
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery (second from right) marches with other SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants holding signs advocating for voting and voter registration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Education, Demonstrations, Voting, Voter registration, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants march while holding signs advocating for voting and voter registration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 2011
Date Created
2010/2012
Description
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants march while holding signs advocating for voting and voter registration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Education, Demonstrations, Voting, Voter registration, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd while surrounded by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants holding signs advocating for voting and voter registration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 2011
Date Created
2010/2012
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd while surrounded by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants holding signs advocating for voting and voter registration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Education, Demonstrations, Voting, Voter registration, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with the daughters of Viola Liuzzo. From left to right: Mary Liuzzo Lilleboe, Loretta Liuzzo, and Penny Liuzzo Herrington.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Others, circa 2005
Date Created
2005/2006
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with the daughters of Viola Liuzzo. From left to right: Mary Liuzzo Lilleboe, Loretta Liuzzo, and Penny Liuzzo Herrington.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown with others posing for a picture at the 2005 Voting Rights Act Prayer Breakfast.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Voting Rights Act Prayer Breakfast, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown with others posing for a picture at the 2005 Voting Rights Act Prayer Breakfast.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking alongside Evelyn G. Lowery at the 2005 Voting Rights Act Prayer Breakfast.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Voting Rights Act Prayer Breakfast, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking alongside Evelyn G. Lowery at the 2005 Voting Rights Act Prayer Breakfast.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown with others, including Georgia state senator Kasim Reed (second from right) posing for a picture at the 2005 Voting Rights Act Prayer Breakfast.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Voting Rights Act Prayer Breakfast, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown with others, including Georgia state senator Kasim Reed (second from right) posing for a picture at the 2005 Voting Rights Act Prayer Breakfast.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaking at an AFL-CIO election rally demonstration held to protest the Supreme Court's decision in the Bush v. Gore court case.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at an AFL-CIO Election Rally, December 2000
Date Created
2000-12
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaking at an AFL-CIO election rally demonstration held to protest the Supreme Court's decision in the Bush v. Gore court case.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Voting, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (in middle) marching with (L to R) John Lewis, Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King, Dick Gregory, and others at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (in middle) marching with (L to R) John Lewis, Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King, Dick Gregory, and others at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Marie Foster, Evelyn G. Lowery, Jesse Jackson, John Lewis, and others are shown marching in support of voting rights.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Others Marching For Voting Rights, circa 1990
Date Created
1987/1993
Description
Marie Foster, Evelyn G. Lowery, Jesse Jackson, John Lewis, and others are shown marching in support of voting rights.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Hosea Williams is shown speaking at a press conference with Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, John Lewis, and others.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Hosea Williams Speaking at a Press Conference With Others, circa 1989
Date Created
1987/1991
Description
Hosea Williams is shown speaking at a press conference with Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, John Lewis, and others.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Voting, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An exterior view of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute in Selma, Alabama, one of the places visited as part of the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, 1987
Date Created
1987
Description
An exterior view of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute in Selma, Alabama, one of the places visited as part of the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, African American civil rights workers, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Spiver Gordon speaks at an unknown event. Reverends Jesse Douglas and Fred Taylor sit to Gordon's right, listening (third and fourth from left, respectively). Written on verso: Eutaw, Alabama -- Spiver Gordon, indicted and convicted of voter fraud in the famous Alabama Black Belt cases, reports other areas where similar Justice Department acts are taking place to dilute Black voting strength.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Spiver Gordon Speaks at an Event, circa 1985
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
Spiver Gordon speaks at an unknown event. Reverends Jesse Douglas and Fred Taylor sit to Gordon's right, listening (third and fourth from left, respectively). Written on verso: Eutaw, Alabama -- Spiver Gordon, indicted and convicted of voter fraud in the famous Alabama Black Belt cases, reports other areas where similar Justice Department acts are taking place to dilute Black voting strength.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King speaks during an event to mark the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Written on verso: Mrs. King speaks at the ceremony on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol to observe the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (L to R) Spiver Gordon, Mrs. King, Rev. John Nettles, Dr. Lowery, Dr. Claud Young, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
20th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act Ceremony, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
Coretta Scott King speaks during an event to mark the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Written on verso: Mrs. King speaks at the ceremony on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol to observe the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (L to R) Spiver Gordon, Mrs. King, Rev. John Nettles, Dr. Lowery, Dr. Claud Young, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Voting, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery looks at a program with John Nettles during an event marking the 20th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act held in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
20th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act Ceremony, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery looks at a program with John Nettles during an event marking the 20th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act held in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Voting, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaking to a group of Morehouse College students about registering to vote. Written on verso: Rapping with the brothers - President Lowery at Morehouse College recruiting the unregistered.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking to Morehouse College Students, circa 1984
Date Created
1983/1985
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaking to a group of Morehouse College students about registering to vote. Written on verso: Rapping with the brothers - President Lowery at Morehouse College recruiting the unregistered.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American youth--Education, African American universities and colleges, Voting, Voter registration
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and Johnny Ford are shown presenting Maggie Bozeman (center) and Julia Wilder (second from right) with a Drum Major for Justice Special Award in Political Awareness during the 3rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: King Weekend -- Special awards for "political awareness" were presented by SCLC to Mrs. Maggie Bozeman (center) and Mrs. Julia Wilder (2nd from right) who are incarcerated in Alabama on charges of vote fraud in connection with voter registration activities in Pickens County. They were cited for their bravery and commitment to justice during SCLC's third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Drum Major Awards Dinner April 4. Picture with the two are (left to right) Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery and Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
3rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1982
Date Created
1982-04-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and Johnny Ford are shown presenting Maggie Bozeman (center) and Julia Wilder (second from right) with a Drum Major for Justice Special Award in Political Awareness during the 3rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: King Weekend -- Special awards for "political awareness" were presented by SCLC to Mrs. Maggie Bozeman (center) and Mrs. Julia Wilder (2nd from right) who are incarcerated in Alabama on charges of vote fraud in connection with voter registration activities in Pickens County. They were cited for their bravery and commitment to justice during SCLC's third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Drum Major Awards Dinner April 4. Picture with the two are (left to right) Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery and Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Voting, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Amelia Boynton (at center) stands with her hands on the shoulders of Greene County Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Spiver Gordon (left) and Punta Bozeman (right), the daughter of Maggie Bozeman. Written on verso: Cry for Meaningful Voting Rights -- Pilgrims on Carrollton to Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights last February pause in Selma for a prayer in remembrance and in tribute to those who gave their lives to the freedom struggle in the 1960s. Standing is Mrs. Boynton who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights, and (kneeling, left to right) Greene County SCLC President Spiver Gordon, Ms. Punta Bozeman, daughter of Maggie Bozeman, incarcerated on work release in Tuskegee for alleged voter fraud, and Rev. N.Q. Reynolds, president of the Calhoun SCLC chapter in Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Amelia Boynton With Spiver Gordon and Punta Bozeman, February 1982
Date Created
1982-02
Description
Amelia Boynton (at center) stands with her hands on the shoulders of Greene County Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Spiver Gordon (left) and Punta Bozeman (right), the daughter of Maggie Bozeman. Written on verso: Cry for Meaningful Voting Rights -- Pilgrims on Carrollton to Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights last February pause in Selma for a prayer in remembrance and in tribute to those who gave their lives to the freedom struggle in the 1960s. Standing is Mrs. Boynton who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights, and (kneeling, left to right) Greene County SCLC President Spiver Gordon, Ms. Punta Bozeman, daughter of Maggie Bozeman, incarcerated on work release in Tuskegee for alleged voter fraud, and Rev. N.Q. Reynolds, president of the Calhoun SCLC chapter in Alabama.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at the Pickens County Courthouse in Carrolton, Alabama. Written on verso: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery addresses "homecoming" at the Pickens Courthouse in Carrolton, AL. Lowery is flanked by: Pickens County SCLC Chapter President Willie Davis, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery, Mrs. Maggie Bozeman and SCLC Board member Rev. Abraham Woods.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others in Front of the Pickens County Courthouse, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at the Pickens County Courthouse in Carrolton, Alabama. Written on verso: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery addresses "homecoming" at the Pickens Courthouse in Carrolton, AL. Lowery is flanked by: Pickens County SCLC Chapter President Willie Davis, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery, Mrs. Maggie Bozeman and SCLC Board member Rev. Abraham Woods.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Voting, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series