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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Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at microphones alongside Congressional representatives and others in front of the U.S. Capitol at the culmination of the Pilgrimage to Washington. Beginning from the second on the left to right are Representatives Harold Washington, Don Edwards, [Lowery], Peter Rodino, and Parren Mitchell.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Standing With Congressional Representatives in Front of the U.S. Capitol, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at microphones alongside Congressional representatives and others in front of the U.S. Capitol at the culmination of the Pilgrimage to Washington. Beginning from the second on the left to right are Representatives Harold Washington, Don Edwards, [Lowery], Peter Rodino, and Parren Mitchell.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at microphones alongside Congressional representatives and others in front of the U.S. Capitol at the culmination of the Pilgrimage to Washington. From left to right are Representatives Harold Washington, Don Edwards, [Lowery], Peter Rodino, and Parren Mitchell.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Standing With Congressional Representatives in Front of the U.S. Capitol, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at microphones alongside Congressional representatives and others in front of the U.S. Capitol at the culmination of the Pilgrimage to Washington. From left to right are Representatives Harold Washington, Don Edwards, [Lowery], Peter Rodino, and Parren Mitchell.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and Walter E. Fauntroy are shown sitting down speaking at a press conference in front of Southern Christian Leadership Conference members and other pilgrims that were part of the Pilgrimage to Washington.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at a Press Conference, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and Walter E. Fauntroy are shown sitting down speaking at a press conference in front of Southern Christian Leadership Conference members and other pilgrims that were part of the Pilgrimage to Washington.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Interviews, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A man is shown holding March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration signs amidst demonstrators.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Man Holding March on Washington and MLK Commemoration Signs, circa 1982
Date Created
1981/1983
Description
A man is shown holding March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration signs amidst demonstrators.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Voting, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown with banners protesting the policies of the Reagan administration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators Protesting Against Reaganism, circa 1982
Date Created
1981/1983
Description
Demonstrators are shown with banners protesting the policies of the Reagan administration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, Political science
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.
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
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery with Reverend Robert Padgett at an anti-apartheid rally in Augusta, Georgia to protest the performance of a South African boys' choir at Augusta College.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery at an Anti-Apartheid Rally in Augusta, Georgia, October 14, 1981
Date Created
1981-10-14
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery with Reverend Robert Padgett at an anti-apartheid rally in Augusta, Georgia to protest the performance of a South African boys' choir at Augusta College.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Apartheid, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Claud Young, Karen Lowery, and others are shown protesting with signs in support of employment equity. Written on verso: SCLC Board Vice President Dr. Claud Young joins SCLC President's daughter Karen Lowery and others in protest march in downtown New Orleans during the 24th Annual Convention. Group was protesting injustices in hiring and employment practices of a large grocery store in New Orleans.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Claud Young, Karen Lowery, and Others at Protest March, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Claud Young, Karen Lowery, and others are shown protesting with signs in support of employment equity. Written on verso: SCLC Board Vice President Dr. Claud Young joins SCLC President's daughter Karen Lowery and others in protest march in downtown New Orleans during the 24th Annual Convention. Group was protesting injustices in hiring and employment practices of a large grocery store in New Orleans.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown protesting outside of a grocery story in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators at Protest March in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 1981
Date Created
1981-08
Description
Demonstrators are shown protesting outside of a grocery story in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, 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 is shown leading a march against federal budget cuts implemented through the Reagan administration's economic policies. Written on verso: Coalition Against Reaganism -- SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery leads march in downtown Atlanta to demonstrate against the Reagan administration's economic policies outside a hotel where President Reagan is addressing the National Conference of Legislatures [sic - Legislators] .
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest Against the Reagan Administration, July 30, 1981
Date Created
1981-07-30
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown leading a march against federal budget cuts implemented through the Reagan administration's economic policies. Written on verso: Coalition Against Reaganism -- SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery leads march in downtown Atlanta to demonstrate against the Reagan administration's economic policies outside a hotel where President Reagan is addressing the National Conference of Legislatures [sic - Legislators] .
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Spiver Gordon, Walter E. Fauntroy, Jesse Jackson, and others are shown leading demonstrators marching with "Save Our Children", voting rights, anti-war and poverty themed protest signs as part of the "A National Day of Mourning" events to protest the Reagan administration's budget cuts.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and Others Leading Demonstrators, May 7, 1981
Date Created
1981-05-07
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Spiver Gordon, Walter E. Fauntroy, Jesse Jackson, and others are shown leading demonstrators marching with "Save Our Children", voting rights, anti-war and poverty themed protest signs as part of the "A National Day of Mourning" events to protest the Reagan administration's budget cuts.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown holding candles while leading demonstrators in the National Day of Mourning March in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: 1981 SCLC History -- A candlelight prayer processional from the Sylvan Theatre to the White House launches A National Day of Mourning in Washington, D.C. May 7th by a broadband coalition of civil rights, labor, anti-hunger and anti-war groups opposing the Reagan administration's budget cuts in viable social programs. Among those leading the procession are Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Lowery (2nd and 3rd from left) and Ms. Anne Braden (right with candle).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Leading Candlelight Prayer Processional, May 7, 1981
Date Created
1981-05-07
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown holding candles while leading demonstrators in the National Day of Mourning March in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: 1981 SCLC History -- A candlelight prayer processional from the Sylvan Theatre to the White House launches A National Day of Mourning in Washington, D.C. May 7th by a broadband coalition of civil rights, labor, anti-hunger and anti-war groups opposing the Reagan administration's budget cuts in viable social programs. Among those leading the procession are Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Lowery (2nd and 3rd from left) and Ms. Anne Braden (right with candle).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators, including members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership (in the leading row of marchers) march in Washington, D.C. to protest the Reagan administration's policies. Written on verso: Protesters march peacefully up Pennsylvania Avenue on their way to the Capitol building.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
National Day of Mourning March, May 7, 1981
Date Created
1981-05-07
Description
Demonstrators, including members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership (in the leading row of marchers) march in Washington, D.C. to protest the Reagan administration's policies. Written on verso: Protesters march peacefully up Pennsylvania Avenue on their way to the Capitol building.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
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
Joseph E. Lowery and John Nettles are shown with signs leading a group of demonstrators outside of a supermarket in Anniston, Alabama. Written on verso: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (left) and Alabama SCLC President John Nettles display signs outside a supermarket in Anniston, Alabama that is part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's "non-cooperation with injustice" campaign launched through the reinstated "Operation Breadbasket" project which seeks to promote economic development in the black community. SCLC Field Secretary Rev. R.B. Cottonreader (at right) coordinates the participants of the campaign.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and John Nettles Lead Operation Breadbasket Protest, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Joseph E. Lowery and John Nettles are shown with signs leading a group of demonstrators outside of a supermarket in Anniston, Alabama. Written on verso: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (left) and Alabama SCLC President John Nettles display signs outside a supermarket in Anniston, Alabama that is part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's "non-cooperation with injustice" campaign launched through the reinstated "Operation Breadbasket" project which seeks to promote economic development in the black community. SCLC Field Secretary Rev. R.B. Cottonreader (at right) coordinates the participants of the campaign.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A woman is shown holding a sign that reads "You No Hire, We No Buy" and leading youth demonstrators during an Operation Breadbasket rally. See pages 30-33 of the December-January, 1981/1982 SCLC Magazine for more information: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07084. Written on verso: Operation Breadbasket -- The Calhoun County SCLC's "selective buying campaign" in Anniston, Alabama enjoys the support of several youths, particularly on weekends when they are out of school. The campaign is part of the newly reinstated "Operation Breadbasket" project which encourages businesses that earn profits in the black community to reinvest in the black community and employ blacks in proportion to their patronage, population in the community or other relevant factors.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Woman Holding a Sign That Reads "You No Hire, We No Buy", 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
A woman is shown holding a sign that reads "You No Hire, We No Buy" and leading youth demonstrators during an Operation Breadbasket rally. See pages 30-33 of the December-January, 1981/1982 SCLC Magazine for more information: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07084. Written on verso: Operation Breadbasket -- The Calhoun County SCLC's "selective buying campaign" in Anniston, Alabama enjoys the support of several youths, particularly on weekends when they are out of school. The campaign is part of the newly reinstated "Operation Breadbasket" project which encourages businesses that earn profits in the black community to reinvest in the black community and employ blacks in proportion to their patronage, population in the community or other relevant factors.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
National Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Alabama SCLC President John Nettles walk in front of a store in Anniston, Alabama. See pages 30-33 of the December-January, 1981/1982 SCLC Magazine for more information: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07084. Written on verso: Operation Breadbasket -- National SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (left) and Alabama SCLC President John Nettles appear outside an Anniston, Alabama general merchandise store being targeted by the local SCLC chapter's "selective buying campaign" in order to encourage greater reinvestment in the black community from businesses that enjoy substantial black patronage.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With John Nettles, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
National Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Alabama SCLC President John Nettles walk in front of a store in Anniston, Alabama. See pages 30-33 of the December-January, 1981/1982 SCLC Magazine for more information: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07084. Written on verso: Operation Breadbasket -- National SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (left) and Alabama SCLC President John Nettles appear outside an Anniston, Alabama general merchandise store being targeted by the local SCLC chapter's "selective buying campaign" in order to encourage greater reinvestment in the black community from businesses that enjoy substantial black patronage.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators with signs are shown rallying for the "Poor People's Message" march in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of "Poor People's Message" Demonstrators with Signs, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
A crowd of demonstrators with signs are shown rallying for the "Poor People's Message" march in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Human rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series