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.
24 Objects displayed
AllCollectionsObjects
  1. Browse Repository
  2. Archival Collections
  3. The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
  4. The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
For:
  • Subjects = African Americans--Religion
  • Collection = The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
  • Subjects = Special events
Evelyn G. Lowery and Yvonne Lowery Kennedy help Joseph E. Lowery in putting on his Presidential Medal of Freedom in preparation for an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011
Date Created
2011-04-24
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and Yvonne Lowery Kennedy help Joseph E. Lowery in putting on his Presidential Medal of Freedom in preparation for an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery walk along a red carpet as they enter the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel for an Easter Sunday worship service, during which the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011
Date Created
2011-04-24
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery walk along a red carpet as they enter the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel for an Easter Sunday worship service, during which the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery stands to have a medallion placed around her neck by Morehouse professor Dr. Masilamani Sambandham during the ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel awarding Joseph and Evelyn Lowery with the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011
Date Created
2011-04-24
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery stands to have a medallion placed around her neck by Morehouse professor Dr. Masilamani Sambandham during the ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel awarding Joseph and Evelyn Lowery with the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery look at one another during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011
Date Created
2011-04-24
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery look at one another during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaks during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011
Date Created
2011-04-24
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaks during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery stand beside a painted portrait of themselves presented during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011
Date Created
2011-04-24
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery stand beside a painted portrait of themselves presented during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery look at a painted portrait of themselves presented during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011
Date Created
2011-04-24
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery look at a painted portrait of themselves presented during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown holding the James H. Costen Award for Civil and Community Affairs during the James H. Costen Awards Dinner at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery at the James H. Costen Awards Dinner, April 23, 2004
Date Created
2004-04-23
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown holding the James H. Costen Award for Civil and Community Affairs during the James H. Costen Awards Dinner at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Reverend John Cross at the 19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Cross was the recipient of a Drum Major for Justice Award paying tribute to the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama where Cross was pastor at the time.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1998
Date Created
1998-04-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Reverend John Cross at the 19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Cross was the recipient of a Drum Major for Justice Award paying tribute to the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama where Cross was pastor at the time.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown presenting the Drum Major for Justice Award for Women in Religion to Reverend Yvonne Delk during the 8th Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Caption: SCLC Pres. Joseph Lowery and his wife Evelyn G. Lowery head of SCLC/WOMEN acknowledge the award winner of the Drum Major for Justice Award Winner in the case of Women in Religion to the Rev. Yvonne Delk. Director of Church in Society Ubited [United] Church in Christ New York, New York.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
8th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 3, 1987
Date Created
1987-04-03
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown presenting the Drum Major for Justice Award for Women in Religion to Reverend Yvonne Delk during the 8th Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Caption: SCLC Pres. Joseph Lowery and his wife Evelyn G. Lowery head of SCLC/WOMEN acknowledge the award winner of the Drum Major for Justice Award Winner in the case of Women in Religion to the Rev. Yvonne Delk. Director of Church in Society Ubited [United] Church in Christ New York, New York.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown presenting the Drum Major for Justice Award for Women in Religion to Shirley Caesar during the 8th Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on recto: SCLC Pres. Joseph Lowery and his wife Evelyn G. Lowery acknowledges the Drum Major for Justice award winner for the filed [field] of Women in Religion to Evangelist Shirley Ceasar Renowned Gospel singer, from Durham, North Carolina.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
8th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 3, 1987
Date Created
1987-04-03
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown presenting the Drum Major for Justice Award for Women in Religion to Shirley Caesar during the 8th Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on recto: SCLC Pres. Joseph Lowery and his wife Evelyn G. Lowery acknowledges the Drum Major for Justice award winner for the filed [field] of Women in Religion to Evangelist Shirley Ceasar Renowned Gospel singer, from Durham, North Carolina.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown presenting the Drum Major for Justice Award for Women in Religion to Reverend Johnnie Colemon during the 8th Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on recto: SCLC Pres. Joseph Lowery and his wife Evelyn G. Lowery present the Drum Major for Justice Award winner for the field Women in Religion to The Rev. Johnnie Colemon. Founder and Pastor [of] International Truth Center, Chicago, Illinois.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
8th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 3, 1987
Date Created
1987-04-03
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown presenting the Drum Major for Justice Award for Women in Religion to Reverend Johnnie Colemon during the 8th Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on recto: SCLC Pres. Joseph Lowery and his wife Evelyn G. Lowery present the Drum Major for Justice Award winner for the field Women in Religion to The Rev. Johnnie Colemon. Founder and Pastor [of] International Truth Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph Worrell and Joseph E. Lowery clap during a gospel festival. Written on recto: Mr. Worrell and Rev. Lowery enjoyed the talent displayed during Gospel festival.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph Worrell and Joseph E. Lowery, circa 1985
Date Created
1984/1986
Description
Ralph Worrell and Joseph E. Lowery clap during a gospel festival. Written on recto: Mr. Worrell and Rev. Lowery enjoyed the talent displayed during Gospel festival.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown standing with Ralph D. Abernathy, Albert E. Love, and other reverends the for the "Seven Last Words" Event. Written on verso: "Seven Last Words," a series of sermons on the seven sayings of Jesus during his crucifixion, was presented by SCLC and Morehouse College on Good Friday, the second day of the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Weekend. Those preaching were (left to right) the Revs. Ronnie Brailsford of Mount Carmel AME Church in Gray Court, S.C.: Danny Nance of Zion Baptist Church in Douglasville, Ga.: Howard Creecy Jr., of St. Peter's Baptist Church in Atlanta; Richard Winn of Clifton United Methodist Church in Atlanta; Lawrence E. Carter, dean of King International Chapel at Morehouse; Ralph David Abernathy, SCLC president emeritus and pastor of West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta; Anthony Motley of Lindsay Street Baptist Church in Atlanta; Joseph E. Lowery, current SCLC president and pastor of Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta; and Albert E. Love, SCLC director of voter registration and administration and pastor of Boatrock Community Baptist Church in Atlanta.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group Photo of Joseph E. Lowery With Other Reverends, circa 1984
Date Created
1983/1985
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown standing with Ralph D. Abernathy, Albert E. Love, and other reverends the for the "Seven Last Words" Event. Written on verso: "Seven Last Words," a series of sermons on the seven sayings of Jesus during his crucifixion, was presented by SCLC and Morehouse College on Good Friday, the second day of the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Weekend. Those preaching were (left to right) the Revs. Ronnie Brailsford of Mount Carmel AME Church in Gray Court, S.C.: Danny Nance of Zion Baptist Church in Douglasville, Ga.: Howard Creecy Jr., of St. Peter's Baptist Church in Atlanta; Richard Winn of Clifton United Methodist Church in Atlanta; Lawrence E. Carter, dean of King International Chapel at Morehouse; Ralph David Abernathy, SCLC president emeritus and pastor of West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta; Anthony Motley of Lindsay Street Baptist Church in Atlanta; Joseph E. Lowery, current SCLC president and pastor of Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta; and Albert E. Love, SCLC director of voter registration and administration and pastor of Boatrock Community Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Preaching, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with an unidentified woman receiving the Central United Methodist Church Women's Day Recognition Award.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition Event, June 6, 1982
Date Created
1982-06-06
Description
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with an unidentified woman receiving the Central United Methodist Church Women's Day Recognition Award.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of women posing for a picture at a Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition Event, June 6, 1982
Date Created
1982-06-06
Description
A group of women posing for a picture at a Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition event.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The choir of Central United Methodist Church sing during a Woman's Day Recognition event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition Event, June 6, 1982
Date Created
1982-06-06
Description
The choir of Central United Methodist Church sing during a Woman's Day Recognition event.
Subject
African American women, African American singers, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A woman is shown speaking during a Women's Day event at Central United Methodist Church. Joseph and Evelyn Lowery's daughter Karen Lowery (back row, second from right) and others listen.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition Event, June 6, 1982
Date Created
1982-06-06
Description
A woman is shown speaking during a Women's Day event at Central United Methodist Church. Joseph and Evelyn Lowery's daughter Karen Lowery (back row, second from right) and others listen.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of women posing for a picture at a Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition event. A duplicate of this photo can be found at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:02125.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition Event, June 6, 1982
Date Created
1982-06-06
Description
A group of women posing for a picture at a Central United Methodist Church Woman's Day Recognition event. A duplicate of this photo can be found at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:02125.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery holds the OIC National Clergy Award presented to him.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, circa 1980
Date Created
1978/1982
Description
Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery holds the OIC National Clergy Award presented to him.
Subject
African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series