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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Leadership members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including Spiver Gordon, John Nettles, and Joseph E. Lowery, leads demonstrators in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Nettles, Joseph E. Lowery, and Others Marching in Response to Police Killings in Eufaula, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Leadership members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including Spiver Gordon, John Nettles, and Joseph E. Lowery, leads demonstrators in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of demonstrators, including Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership members (at right in the photo) are shown holding "Sacred Rights Pilgrimage" banners.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Demonstrators Hold "Sacred Rights Pilgrimage" Banners, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
A group of demonstrators, including Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership members (at right in the photo) are shown holding "Sacred Rights Pilgrimage" banners.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd in Eufaula, Alabama to kick off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march that lasted one week and stretched 330 miles from Eufaula to Montgomery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks in Eufaula, Alabama to Kick Off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd in Eufaula, Alabama to kick off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march that lasted one week and stretched 330 miles from Eufaula to Montgomery.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (in center of photo, at podium), addresses a crowd in front of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Lowery's address was, in part, in response to the killings of Hamp Russaw and Anthony Russaw by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking to a Crowd of Demonstrators in Front of the Alabama State Capitol, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (in center of photo, at podium), addresses a crowd in front of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Lowery's address was, in part, in response to the killings of Hamp Russaw and Anthony Russaw by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery addresses marchers from the hood of car during the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Addressing Demonstrators While Standing on a Car Hood Next to John Nettles, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery addresses marchers from the hood of car during the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd in Eufaula, Alabama to kick off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march that lasted one week and stretched 330 miles from Eufaula to Montgomery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks in Eufaula, Alabama to Kick Off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd in Eufaula, Alabama to kick off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march that lasted one week and stretched 330 miles from Eufaula to Montgomery.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Leadership members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including John Nettles, Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Spiver Gordon, lead demonstrators in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Leadership Marches With Demonstrators During the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Leadership members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including John Nettles, Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Spiver Gordon, lead demonstrators in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown marching in Eufaula, Alabama to protest policy brutality in response to the killings of Hamp Russaw and Anthony Russaw by police officers.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of Demonstrators at the Eufaula March, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Demonstrators are shown marching in Eufaula, Alabama to protest policy brutality in response to the killings of Hamp Russaw and Anthony Russaw by police officers.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A child is shown holding a protest sign that reads "Don't Buy in Eufaula".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Child Holds a "Don't Buy in Eufaula" Sign During the Eufaula March, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
A child is shown holding a protest sign that reads "Don't Buy in Eufaula".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of demonstrators are shown standing around a casket with protest signs, one of which reads "We Don't Need A Racist Mayor So Beat It Emory Folmar".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Demonstrators Stand Around a Casket With Protest Signs, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
A group of demonstrators are shown standing around a casket with protest signs, one of which reads "We Don't Need A Racist Mayor So Beat It Emory Folmar".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Three women are shown sitting, with one of them holding a protest sign that reads "We Deserve The Right To Live!!" The women were marching in Eufaula, Alabama to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Three Women Sit With a Protest Sign at the Eufaula March, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Three women are shown sitting, with one of them holding a protest sign that reads "We Deserve The Right To Live!!" The women were marching in Eufaula, Alabama to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of unidentified men walk down a street carrying a casket while others, including a woman in wheelchair, follow behind them.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Unidentified Men March Down a Street Carrying a Casket, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
A group of unidentified men walk down a street carrying a casket while others, including a woman in wheelchair, follow behind them.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown holding protest signs as part of a march to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Demonstrators Holding Protest Signs During the Eufaula March, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Demonstrators are shown holding protest signs as part of a march to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown walking down a street in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama. Several demonstrators hold a banner that reads "Concerned Ministers For Human Rights".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of Demonstrators Marching With a "Concerned Ministers for Human Rights" Banner, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Demonstrators are shown walking down a street in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama. Several demonstrators hold a banner that reads "Concerned Ministers For Human Rights".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member John Nettles addresses a crowd of demonstrators gathered to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Nettles Addressing a Crowd of Demonstrators, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member John Nettles addresses a crowd of demonstrators gathered to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Ralph D. Abernathy, and others are shown praying on the steps of Atlanta City Hall. Written on verso: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (left foreground) leads Atlanta ministers and concerned citizens in "An Hour of Prayer" on the steps of Atlanta city hall. He is joined by Dr. Ralph Abernathy (light suit), Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery (behind Abernathy and others in praying for an end to the Atlanta crisis of youth killings.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others Praying On the Steps Atlanta City Hall, April 1981
Date Created
1981-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Ralph D. Abernathy, and others are shown praying on the steps of Atlanta City Hall. Written on verso: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (left foreground) leads Atlanta ministers and concerned citizens in "An Hour of Prayer" on the steps of Atlanta city hall. He is joined by Dr. Ralph Abernathy (light suit), Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery (behind Abernathy and others in praying for an end to the Atlanta crisis of youth killings.
Subject
Demonstrations, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown kneeling and praying with others on the steps of Atlanta City Hall. Written on verso: For several days in April of 1981, Atlanta clergy joined SCLC in "An Hour of Prayer" on the steps of Atlanta City Hall to pray for the end of the crisis of youth killings and to pray for the families of those slain.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Praying With Others at Atlanta City Hall, April 1981
Date Created
1981-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown kneeling and praying with others on the steps of Atlanta City Hall. Written on verso: For several days in April of 1981, Atlanta clergy joined SCLC in "An Hour of Prayer" on the steps of Atlanta City Hall to pray for the end of the crisis of youth killings and to pray for the families of those slain.
Subject
Demonstrations, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators hold signs and march during a protest about the missing and murdered children in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: 1981 - College students from the Atlanta University Center join SCLC leaders and Atlanta religious leaders on the steps of the Richard B. Russell federal building in downtown Atlanta to demand substantial federal funding for the police investigations into the cases of missing and murdered children.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of Demonstrators at an Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children Protest, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
A crowd of demonstrators hold signs and march during a protest about the missing and murdered children in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: 1981 - College students from the Atlanta University Center join SCLC leaders and Atlanta religious leaders on the steps of the Richard B. Russell federal building in downtown Atlanta to demand substantial federal funding for the police investigations into the cases of missing and murdered children.
Subject
Demonstrations, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn and Joseph Lowery lead a march alongside Bernard Lafayette (first on left) and others to the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta to demand federal funding for the police investigations of the missing and murdered children cases. Written on verso: 1981 SCLC History -- Leading a march to the downtown federal building in Atlanta to demand federal funding for the police investigations into the cases of missing and murdered children are (left to right) former SCLC staff member Bernard LaFayette, Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, Rev. Cameron Alexander, Bishop Joseph Coles and Bishop William Talbot.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Bernard Lafayette, Evelyn and Joseph Lowery, and Others March in Atlanta, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Evelyn and Joseph Lowery lead a march alongside Bernard Lafayette (first on left) and others to the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta to demand federal funding for the police investigations of the missing and murdered children cases. Written on verso: 1981 SCLC History -- Leading a march to the downtown federal building in Atlanta to demand federal funding for the police investigations into the cases of missing and murdered children are (left to right) former SCLC staff member Bernard LaFayette, Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, Rev. Cameron Alexander, Bishop Joseph Coles and Bishop William Talbot.
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn and Joseph Lowery lead a march alongside Bernard Lafayette (first on left) and others to the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta to demand federal funding for the police investigations of the missing and murdered children cases. A duplicate of this photo can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:02564.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Bernard Lafayette, Evelyn and Joseph Lowery, and Others March in Atlanta, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Evelyn and Joseph Lowery lead a march alongside Bernard Lafayette (first on left) and others to the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta to demand federal funding for the police investigations of the missing and murdered children cases. A duplicate of this photo can be found at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:02564.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American children, Crime, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series