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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John Lewis speaks during the dedication ceremony for Phase II of the Viola Liuzzo Memorial, in which a fence was built around the memorial monument.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Civil Rights Heritage Tour: Viola Liuzzo Memorial, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
John Lewis speaks during the dedication ceremony for Phase II of the Viola Liuzzo Memorial, in which a fence was built around the memorial monument.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Hosea Williams is shown sitting outside.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Hosea Williams, circa 1999
Date Created
1998/2000
Description
Hosea Williams is shown sitting outside.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Singer Tyrese Gibson is shown looking at a framed item. Some of the Lowery's grandchildren stand in the background.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Tyrese Gibson and Children, circa 1998
Date Created
1998/2000
Description
Singer Tyrese Gibson is shown looking at a framed item. Some of the Lowery's grandchildren stand in the background.
Subject
African American singers, African American children, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Women and children participants of the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour are shown smiling for a picture on a tour bus.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 1999
Date Created
1998/2000
Description
Women and children participants of the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour are shown smiling for a picture on a tour bus.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified woman. An Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority plaque hangs on the wall.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With an Unidentified Woman, circa 1999
Date Created
1998/2000
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified woman. An Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority plaque hangs on the wall.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, Greek letter societies
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Andrew Young at the 19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Young was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award in International Affairs.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1998
Date Created
1998-04-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Andrew Young at the 19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Young was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award in International Affairs.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, International relations, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and others pose for a photo with recipients of the Drum Major for Justice "Survivors Award" recognizing men who were part of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1998
Date Created
1998-04-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and others pose for a photo with recipients of the Drum Major for Justice "Survivors Award" recognizing men who were part of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Reverend John Cross at the 19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Cross was the recipient of a Drum Major for Justice Award paying tribute to the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama where Cross was pastor at the time.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1998
Date Created
1998-04-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Reverend John Cross at the 19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Cross was the recipient of a Drum Major for Justice Award paying tribute to the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama where Cross was pastor at the time.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified women holding a Drum Major for Justice Award plaque recognizing Addie Mae Collins, one of the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1998
Date Created
1998-04-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified women holding a Drum Major for Justice Award plaque recognizing Addie Mae Collins, one of the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Manners and customs, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Bill Duke at the 19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Duke was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award in Film.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1998
Date Created
1998-04-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Bill Duke at the 19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Duke was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award in Film.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American actors, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Herman Shaw, one of the survivors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, speaks to attendees at the 19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1998
Date Created
1998-04-04
Description
Herman Shaw, one of the survivors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, speaks to attendees at the 19th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Georgia Governor Zell Miller speaks at the 1998 Honor Teacher Awards event in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Honor Teacher Awards, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
Georgia Governor Zell Miller speaks at the 1998 Honor Teacher Awards event in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
Political science, Teachers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrea Apple, an educator at Dowell Elementary School, addresses the crowd at the Honor Teacher Awards while John Mellott, general manager of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, looks on. Written on verso: Andrea Apple, honoree and first grade teacher at Dowell Elementary School and John Mellott, General Manager of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the 1998 Honor Teacher Awards banquet held to pay tribute to some of Atlanta's best educators.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Honor Teacher Awards, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
Andrea Apple, an educator at Dowell Elementary School, addresses the crowd at the Honor Teacher Awards while John Mellott, general manager of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, looks on. Written on verso: Andrea Apple, honoree and first grade teacher at Dowell Elementary School and John Mellott, General Manager of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the 1998 Honor Teacher Awards banquet held to pay tribute to some of Atlanta's best educators.
Subject
Teachers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A plexiglas display sign with the words "Honor Teacher Awards".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Honor Teacher Awards, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
A plexiglas display sign with the words "Honor Teacher Awards".
Subject
Teachers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with former Atlanta Police Chief Eldrin Bell at the Honor Teacher Awards banquet in Atlanta, Georgia. Andrew Young stands to the left.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Honor Teacher Awards, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with former Atlanta Police Chief Eldrin Bell at the Honor Teacher Awards banquet in Atlanta, Georgia. Andrew Young stands to the left.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African American civil rights workers, Teachers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Andrew Young, former Atlanta Police Chief Eldrin Bell, and Joseph E. Lowery are shown talking at the Honor Teacher Awards banquet in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Honor Teacher Awards, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
Andrew Young, former Atlanta Police Chief Eldrin Bell, and Joseph E. Lowery are shown talking at the Honor Teacher Awards banquet in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African American civil rights workers, Teachers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman speaks at the 1998 Honor Teacher Awards banquet in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Honor Teacher Awards, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
An unidentified woman speaks at the 1998 Honor Teacher Awards banquet in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
Teachers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man speaks at the 1998 Honor Teacher Awards banquet in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Honor Teacher Awards, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
An unidentified man speaks at the 1998 Honor Teacher Awards banquet in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American men, Teachers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Bill Clinton, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Tyrone Brooks addresses SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants on the bus.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 1999
Date Created
1997/2001
Description
Tyrone Brooks addresses SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants on the bus.
Subject
African Americans-Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series