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 is shown alongside Jesse Jackson at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown alongside Jesse Jackson at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown marching with an "I Am A Man" sign alongside Jesse Jackson and others at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown marching with an "I Am A Man" sign alongside Jesse Jackson and others at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators representing the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1733, march with other during the Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Demonstrators representing the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1733, march with other during the Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (at center of photo) is shown amongst a group of demonstrators with signs at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (at center of photo) is shown amongst a group of demonstrators with signs at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions
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
Demonstrators from Eutaw, Alabama stand with signs during a protest against the FBI investigations of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives. Written on verso: Eutaw, Alabama citizens representing a vast coalition of civil and human rights organizations lead march in Livingston, Alabama to protest the FBI investigations of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Marchers in a Protest Against the FBI's Investigations of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Demonstrators from Eutaw, Alabama stand with signs during a protest against the FBI investigations of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives. Written on verso: Eutaw, Alabama citizens representing a vast coalition of civil and human rights organizations lead march in Livingston, Alabama to protest the FBI investigations of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives.
Subject
Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (second from right) is shown holding hands and singing with others during a boycott rally against Winn-Dixie grocery stores.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Others at a Winn-Dixie Boycott, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (second from right) is shown holding hands and singing with others during a boycott rally against Winn-Dixie grocery stores.
Subject
Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Civil rights, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators sit and stand with protest signs advocating for a boycott against Winn-Dixie grocery stores.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators at a Winn-Dixie Boycott Event, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Demonstrators sit and stand with protest signs advocating for a boycott against Winn-Dixie grocery stores.
Subject
Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Civil rights, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters stand alongside a road holding signs supporting union and labor rights.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters Hold Signs Supporting Union Rights, circa 1980
Date Created
1975/1985
Description
Protesters stand alongside a road holding signs supporting union and labor rights.
Subject
Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman speaks at a demonstration related to labor rights. James Orange stands behind the woman (to the left). This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Unidentified Speaker at a Demonstration, circa 1980
Date Created
1975/1985
Description
An unidentified woman speaks at a demonstration related to labor rights. James Orange stands behind the woman (to the left). This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Poverty, 1968-1969".
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Labor, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series