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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Joseph E. Lowery addresses a group of students during a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration at Clemson University.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration at Clemson University, January 2006
Date Created
2006-01
Description
Joseph E. Lowery addresses a group of students during a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration at Clemson University.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, College students, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (center, right) poses for a photo with Clemson University students and others during a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration at Clemson University, January 2006
Date Created
2006-01
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (center, right) poses for a photo with Clemson University students and others during a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, College students, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) staff member Frederick Moore (at right) stands with others holding signs expressing SCLC's support for Chinese students at a vigil event held at the grave site of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Vigil in Support of Chinese Students, June 7, 1989
Date Created
1989-06-07
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) staff member Frederick Moore (at right) stands with others holding signs expressing SCLC's support for Chinese students at a vigil event held at the grave site of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095.
Subject
College students, International relations, Protest movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Chinese Americans in attendance at a vigil held by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in support of students from China. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Vigil in Support of Chinese Students, June 7, 1989
Date Created
1989-06-07
Description
Chinese Americans in attendance at a vigil held by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in support of students from China. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095.
Subject
College students, International relations, Protest movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Chinese Americans and African American demonstrators hold signs supporting Chinese students at a vigil held at the grave site of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Vigil in Support of Chinese Students, June 7, 1989
Date Created
1989-06-07
Description
Chinese Americans and African American demonstrators hold signs supporting Chinese students at a vigil held at the grave site of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095.
Subject
College students, International relations, Protest movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others holding hands and singing at a vigil event held in support of Chinese students at the gravesite of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Vigil in Support of Chinese Students, June 7, 1989
Date Created
1989-06-07
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with others holding hands and singing at a vigil event held in support of Chinese students at the gravesite of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095.
Subject
College students, International relations, Protest movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Chinese Americans and other demonstrators hold signs supporting Chinese students at a vigil held at the gravesite of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Vigil in Support of Chinese Students, June 7, 1989
Date Created
1989-06-07
Description
Chinese Americans and other demonstrators hold signs supporting Chinese students at a vigil held at the gravesite of Martin Luther King, Jr. More details about the vigil can be found on pages 96-99 of the July-August 1989 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07095.
Subject
College students, International relations, Protest movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery poses with a Georgia State University sweatshirt, gifted to him by Georgia State University students. Written on verso: Georgia State students give president sweatshirt.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Holds a Georgia State University Sweatshirt, circa 1989
Date Created
1986/1991
Description
Joseph E. Lowery poses with a Georgia State University sweatshirt, gifted to him by Georgia State University students. Written on verso: Georgia State students give president sweatshirt.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dorothy Meeks and Tammala Rice are shown speaking at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Black Student Summit. Written on verso: Dorothy Meeks and Tammala Rice students at Spelman College responds after viewing the controversial CBS produced The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America. The students talked about how the college community must be involved in the community which surrounds them.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dorothy Meeks and Tammala Rice Speak at SCLC's Black Student Summit, February 23, 1986
Date Created
1986-02-23
Description
Dorothy Meeks and Tammala Rice are shown speaking at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Black Student Summit. Written on verso: Dorothy Meeks and Tammala Rice students at Spelman College responds after viewing the controversial CBS produced The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America. The students talked about how the college community must be involved in the community which surrounds them.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students, African American youth--Education, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Kim Russaw is shown speaking at a microphone during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference drug rally. Written on verso: Kim Russaw, Spelman College Student Government President
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Kim Russaw Speaking at a SCLC Drug Rally, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Kim Russaw is shown speaking at a microphone during a Southern Christian Leadership Conference drug rally. Written on verso: Kim Russaw, Spelman College Student Government President
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, College students, African American universities and colleges, Drug abuse
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Students are shown with signs protesting Winn-Dixie supermarkets. Written on verso: Students "fired up after hearing Dr. Lowery's "challenge to action" move to the streets for 3 mile march.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Students Protesting Winn-Dixie, circa 1986
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
Students are shown with signs protesting Winn-Dixie supermarkets. Written on verso: Students "fired up after hearing Dr. Lowery's "challenge to action" move to the streets for 3 mile march.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, College students, African American universities and colleges, Demonstrations, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
College students are shown marching in the street protesting Winn-Dixie grocery stores. Written on verso: Students from Va. State University join SCLC march against Winn Dixie and apartheid.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Students Protesting Winn-Dixie, circa 1986
Date Created
1985/1986
Description
College students are shown marching in the street protesting Winn-Dixie grocery stores. Written on verso: Students from Va. State University join SCLC march against Winn Dixie and apartheid.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, College students, African American universities and colleges, Demonstrations, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
College students march on a street in Atlanta, Georgia on Black College Day. Written on verso: Police escorts clear the way for a crowd of young black college students that stretched for more than a block.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day March in Atlanta, Georgia, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
College students march on a street in Atlanta, Georgia on Black College Day. Written on verso: Police escorts clear the way for a crowd of young black college students that stretched for more than a block.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
College students and Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member Frederick Moore hold signs and banners during a Black College Day march in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Long time staff member Frederick Moore joins a line of chanting cheering college students on the speaker's platform of Woodruff Park in Atlanta.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day March in Atlanta, Georgia, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
College students and Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member Frederick Moore hold signs and banners during a Black College Day march in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Long time staff member Frederick Moore joins a line of chanting cheering college students on the speaker's platform of Woodruff Park in Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fulton County Sheriff Richard Lankford speaks to students about drug abuse during a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Sheriff of Fulton County Richard Langford [sic] shared his beliefs on drug abuse with students from West Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day March in Atlanta, Georgia, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
Fulton County Sheriff Richard Lankford speaks to students about drug abuse during a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Sheriff of Fulton County Richard Langford [sic] shared his beliefs on drug abuse with students from West Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students, Drug abuse
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member Brenda Davenport marches with students during a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Brenda Davenport, Fred Taylor and Kim Miller lead the way and the chants.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day March in Atlanta, Georgia, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member Brenda Davenport marches with students during a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Brenda Davenport, Fred Taylor and Kim Miller lead the way and the chants.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff assist Clark College students in registering to vote as part of a Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial observance event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Observance Event, circa 1984
Date Created
1983/1986
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff assist Clark College students in registering to vote as part of a Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial observance event.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, Voter registration, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A college student is shown speaking at a podium in front of Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Jesse Jackson, and others during the Pilgrimage to Washington kickoff rally in Tuskegee, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A College Student Speaking at the Pilgrimage to Washington Kickoff Rally, April 19, 1982
Date Created
1982-04-19
Description
A college student is shown speaking at a podium in front of Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Jesse Jackson, and others during the Pilgrimage to Washington kickoff rally in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, Voting, College students, African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta City Councilwoman Carolyn Long Banks is shown encouraging Atlanta college students to get involved in the voting process during a voting rights workshop. Written on verso: STUDENTS WORKSHOP -- Atlanta City Councilwoman Carolyn Long Banks speaks to Atlanta college students during a voting rights workshop sponsored by SCLC on the subject of student involvement in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and what involvement should be in the 1980s.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Carolyn Long Banks at a Voting Rights Workshop, March 1982
Date Created
1982-03
Description
Atlanta City Councilwoman Carolyn Long Banks is shown encouraging Atlanta college students to get involved in the voting process during a voting rights workshop. Written on verso: STUDENTS WORKSHOP -- Atlanta City Councilwoman Carolyn Long Banks speaks to Atlanta college students during a voting rights workshop sponsored by SCLC on the subject of student involvement in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and what involvement should be in the 1980s.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American youth--Education, Voter registration, Meetings, College students, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Young adults protest the Reagan administration while press in the background capture the event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
College Students Demonstrating, circa 1981
Date Created
1981/1982
Description
Young adults protest the Reagan administration while press in the background capture the event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, African American universities and colleges, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series