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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Kris Kristofferson (second from left), Evelyn G. Lowery (second from right), and John Lewis (first from right) march with others in a "Black Youth Vote" event in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: kris kristofferson
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black Youth Vote Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
Kris Kristofferson (second from left), Evelyn G. Lowery (second from right), and John Lewis (first from right) march with others in a "Black Youth Vote" event in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: kris kristofferson
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Voting, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks at a "Black Youth Vote" event in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black Youth Vote Event, 2001
Date Created
2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks at a "Black Youth Vote" event in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Voting, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery marching with others, including Jesse Jackson, in an AFL-CIO election rally held to protest the Supreme Court's decision in the Bush v. Gore court case.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series Featured Images
Joseph E. Lowery Marching in the AFL-CIO Election Rally, December 2000
Date Created
2000-12
Description
Joseph E. Lowery marching with others, including Jesse Jackson, in an AFL-CIO election rally held to protest the Supreme Court's decision in the Bush v. Gore court case.
Subject
Political participation, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Labor
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series, Featured Images
Evelyn G. Lowery and John Lewis (at center) march with a crowd including several celebrities and politicians (Tyrese, Kris Kristofferson, Chris Tucker, Cynthia McKinney) at a "Get Out The Vote" rally.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Get Out The Vote Rally, 2000
Date Created
2000
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and John Lewis (at center) march with a crowd including several celebrities and politicians (Tyrese, Kris Kristofferson, Chris Tucker, Cynthia McKinney) at a "Get Out The Vote" rally.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Voting, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery presents a gift to Chris Tucker at a "Get Out The Vote" rally in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Get Out The Vote Rally, 2000
Date Created
2000
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery presents a gift to Chris Tucker at a "Get Out The Vote" rally in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Voting, Demonstrations, African American actors
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with John Nettles, Walter E. Fauntroy, Johnny Ford, E. Randel T. Osburn, and others at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown marching with John Nettles, Walter E. Fauntroy, Johnny Ford, E. Randel T. Osburn, and others at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery, Yvonne Kennedy, Coretta Scott King, and chorus members are shown at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage event
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery, Yvonne Kennedy, Coretta Scott King, and chorus members are shown at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage event
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Coretta Scott King are shown speaking at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Joseph E. Lowery and Coretta Scott King are shown speaking at a Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Amelia Boynton (at center) stands with her hands on the shoulders of Greene County Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Spiver Gordon (left) and Punta Bozeman (right), the daughter of Maggie Bozeman. Written on verso: Cry for Meaningful Voting Rights -- Pilgrims on Carrollton to Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights last February pause in Selma for a prayer in remembrance and in tribute to those who gave their lives to the freedom struggle in the 1960s. Standing is Mrs. Boynton who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights, and (kneeling, left to right) Greene County SCLC President Spiver Gordon, Ms. Punta Bozeman, daughter of Maggie Bozeman, incarcerated on work release in Tuskegee for alleged voter fraud, and Rev. N.Q. Reynolds, president of the Calhoun SCLC chapter in Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Amelia Boynton With Spiver Gordon and Punta Bozeman, February 1982
Date Created
1982-02
Description
Amelia Boynton (at center) stands with her hands on the shoulders of Greene County Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Spiver Gordon (left) and Punta Bozeman (right), the daughter of Maggie Bozeman. Written on verso: Cry for Meaningful Voting Rights -- Pilgrims on Carrollton to Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights last February pause in Selma for a prayer in remembrance and in tribute to those who gave their lives to the freedom struggle in the 1960s. Standing is Mrs. Boynton who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights, and (kneeling, left to right) Greene County SCLC President Spiver Gordon, Ms. Punta Bozeman, daughter of Maggie Bozeman, incarcerated on work release in Tuskegee for alleged voter fraud, and Rev. N.Q. Reynolds, president of the Calhoun SCLC chapter in Alabama.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery dances with an attendee at a "Get Out The Vote" rally in Louisville, Georgia. Written on verso: Dr. Lowery dance with sister boogie at get out the vote rally in Louisville. Ray Run dance picture in series as marked.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"Get Out The Vote" Rally in Louisville, Georgia, 1980
Date Created
1980
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery dances with an attendee at a "Get Out The Vote" rally in Louisville, Georgia. Written on verso: Dr. Lowery dance with sister boogie at get out the vote rally in Louisville. Ray Run dance picture in series as marked.
Subject
African American women, Meetings, African American men, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery dances with an attendee at a "Get Out The Vote" rally in Louisville, Georgia. Written on verso: Dr. Lowery dance with sister boogie at get out the vote rally in Louisville. Ray Run dance picture in series as marked.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"Get Out The Vote" Rally in Louisville, Georgia, 1980
Date Created
1980
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery dances with an attendee at a "Get Out The Vote" rally in Louisville, Georgia. Written on verso: Dr. Lowery dance with sister boogie at get out the vote rally in Louisville. Ray Run dance picture in series as marked.
Subject
African American women, Meetings, African American men, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series