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 group of demonstrators are shown gathered at a protest with one demonstrator holding a sign that protests the Reagan administration's budget cuts.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Demonstrators Protesting Budget Cuts, circa 1981
Date Created
1981/1982
Description
A group of demonstrators are shown gathered at a protest with one demonstrator holding a sign that protests the Reagan administration's budget cuts.
Subject
Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, Protest movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of demonstrators are shown gathered at a protest with one demonstrator holding a sign that protests the Reagan administration's budget cuts. There is a duplicate of this photo at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:02875.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Demonstrators Protesting Budget Cuts, circa 1981
Date Created
1981/1982
Description
A group of demonstrators are shown gathered at a protest with one demonstrator holding a sign that protests the Reagan administration's budget cuts. There is a duplicate of this photo at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:02875.
Subject
Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty, Protest movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators are shown gathered to protest the Reagan budget cuts in Washington, D.C. In the background is a banner that reads "Illinois Supports Farmworkers". The caption for this photo on page 56 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine (http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018) reads: "Throngs of protesters rally on grounds of the Capitol building during the May 7th witness in Washington, D.C."
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of Demonstrators Rally to Protest Reagan Budget Cuts, May 7, 1981
Date Created
1981-05-07
Description
A crowd of demonstrators are shown gathered to protest the Reagan budget cuts in Washington, D.C. In the background is a banner that reads "Illinois Supports Farmworkers". The caption for this photo on page 56 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine (http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018) reads: "Throngs of protesters rally on grounds of the Capitol building during the May 7th witness in Washington, D.C."
Subject
Labor, Protest movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series