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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Young girls are shown playing hand games outside as part of the "Safe Summer 1981" program. For more details about the "Safe Summer" program, see pages 39-43 of the August-September 1981 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07019.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta's "Safe Summer" Program, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Young girls are shown playing hand games outside as part of the "Safe Summer 1981" program. For more details about the "Safe Summer" program, see pages 39-43 of the August-September 1981 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07019.
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Young women are shown walking outside during the "Safe Summer 1981" program. For more details about the "Safe Summer" program, see pages 39-43 of the August-September 1981 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07019.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta's "Safe Summer" Program, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Young women are shown walking outside during the "Safe Summer 1981" program. For more details about the "Safe Summer" program, see pages 39-43 of the August-September 1981 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07019.
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Children look on as a young woman sets up music for the "Safe Summer 1981" program. For more details about the "Safe Summer" program, see pages 39-43 of the August-September 1981 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07019.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta's "Safe Summer" Program, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Children look on as a young woman sets up music for the "Safe Summer 1981" program. For more details about the "Safe Summer" program, see pages 39-43 of the August-September 1981 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07019.
Subject
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
An unidentified man addresses the crowd at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia while Bernard Lafayette, Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, and others stand behind him. The demonstration in downtown Atlanta was to demand federal funding for police investigations of the missing and murdered children cases.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
An unidentified man addresses the crowd at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta, Georgia while Bernard Lafayette, Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, and others stand behind him. The demonstration in downtown Atlanta was to demand federal funding for police investigations of the missing and murdered children cases.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American children, Crime, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (first on right) is shown posing for a group photo with his fellow MARTA Board of Directors members.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
MARTA Board of Directors, circa 1980
Date Created
1980/1982
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (first on right) is shown posing for a group photo with his fellow MARTA Board of Directors members.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Transportation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (first on right) is shown with other members of the MARTA Board of Directors.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With MARTA Board Members, circa 1980
Date Created
1980/1982
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (first on right) is shown with other members of the MARTA Board of Directors.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Transportation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and Camille Bell are shown sitting at a press conference about the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children crisis. Bell and the women standing behind Lowery are mothers and family members of the children who have been kidnapped and murdered. Written on verso: Save the Children [illegible], Murdered childrens' families
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Camille Bell and Joseph E. Lowery Speaking During a Press Conference, circa 1980
Date Created
1980/1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and Camille Bell are shown sitting at a press conference about the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children crisis. Bell and the women standing behind Lowery are mothers and family members of the children who have been kidnapped and murdered. Written on verso: Save the Children [illegible], Murdered childrens' families
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American families, African American children, Crime
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (second from right, back to the camera), Evelyn G. Lowery (fourth from left, facing the camera), and others are shown in a meeting to discuss the missing and murdered children crisis in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Murdered & missing children of Atlanta. Mayors' com. (mothers)
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Meeting of the Mayor's Committee Regarding the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children Crisis, circa 1980
Date Created
1980/1981
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (second from right, back to the camera), Evelyn G. Lowery (fourth from left, facing the camera), and others are shown in a meeting to discuss the missing and murdered children crisis in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Murdered & missing children of Atlanta. Mayors' com. (mothers)
Subject
African American women, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta City Council member Arthur Langford is shown speaking at a panel discussion addressing the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children crisis. Written on verso: Atlanta City Councilman Arthur Langford, whose United Youth Adult Conference conducts the weekly searches for clues in the cases of missing and murdered children, shares his knowledge of "what the community can do" during a panel discussion addressing the Atlanta crisis. Also serving on the panel are (left to right) Dr. William Guy, Rev. C.T. Vivian, Dr. Quentin T. Smith, Dr. Charlyyn C. Robinson and Police Chief George Napper.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Arthur Langford Speaks During a Panel Discussion, circa 1980
Date Created
1980/1981
Description
Atlanta City Council member Arthur Langford is shown speaking at a panel discussion addressing the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children crisis. Written on verso: Atlanta City Councilman Arthur Langford, whose United Youth Adult Conference conducts the weekly searches for clues in the cases of missing and murdered children, shares his knowledge of "what the community can do" during a panel discussion addressing the Atlanta crisis. Also serving on the panel are (left to right) Dr. William Guy, Rev. C.T. Vivian, Dr. Quentin T. Smith, Dr. Charlyyn C. Robinson and Police Chief George Napper.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/WOMEN staff are shown handing out Christmas gifts to young children during a Christmas party for the children of Atlanta.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas Party for the Children of Atlanta, circa 1980
Date Created
1980/1981
Description
SCLC/WOMEN staff are shown handing out Christmas gifts to young children during a Christmas party for the children of Atlanta.
Subject
African American women, African American children, Special events, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on front: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery issues a fiery challenge to the community, "Atlanta must not only boast of having the biggest airport in the world, but must also strive to be the community with the biggest heart in the world."
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage Rally, October 5, 1980
Date Created
1980-10-05
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on front: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery issues a fiery challenge to the community, "Atlanta must not only boast of having the biggest airport in the world, but must also strive to be the community with the biggest heart in the world."
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with his wife, Evelyn G. Lowery, at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally. Written on verso: Dr. and Mrs. Lowery, surrounded by community leaders and the families of the slain and missing children, observe the somber occasion from the audience.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage Rally, October 5, 1980
Date Created
1980-10-05
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with his wife, Evelyn G. Lowery, at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally. Written on verso: Dr. and Mrs. Lowery, surrounded by community leaders and the families of the slain and missing children, observe the somber occasion from the audience.
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Howard W. Creecy is shown speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Rev. Howard W. Creecy, President, Baptist Minister Alliance, delivers remarks of concern at Prayer Pilgrimage Rally in Atlanta's Central City Park Amphitheater.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Howard W. Creecy Speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage Rally, October 5, 1
Date Created
1980-10-05
Description
Reverend Howard W. Creecy is shown speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Rev. Howard W. Creecy, President, Baptist Minister Alliance, delivers remarks of concern at Prayer Pilgrimage Rally in Atlanta's Central City Park Amphitheater.
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Demonstrations, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Barbara King Blake is shown speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: The Rev. Barbara King Blake, Hillside Chapel pastor, recites a portion of "A Litany of Life" to the audience at the Prayer Pilgrimage Rally.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Barbara King Blake Speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage Rally, October 5,
Date Created
1980-10-05
Description
Reverend Barbara King Blake is shown speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: The Rev. Barbara King Blake, Hillside Chapel pastor, recites a portion of "A Litany of Life" to the audience at the Prayer Pilgrimage Rally.
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Gordon Sellers is shown speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally. Written on verso: Gordon Sellers, coordinator of the Coalition to Save Our Children, points out other coalition members to the audience at the Prayer Pilgrimage Rally.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Gordon Sellers Speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage Rally, October 5, 1980
Date Created
1980-10-05
Description
Gordon Sellers is shown speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally. Written on verso: Gordon Sellers, coordinator of the Coalition to Save Our Children, points out other coalition members to the audience at the Prayer Pilgrimage Rally.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Demonstrations, African American children, Crime
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Earl Carroll delivers the invocation at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on front: Rev. Earl Carroll, Public Relations Officer of the Committee to Stop Children's Murders, gives the invocation, beginning the Prayer Pilgrimage Rally.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Earl Carroll Speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage Rally, October 5, 1980
Date Created
1980-10-05
Description
Reverend Earl Carroll delivers the invocation at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on front: Rev. Earl Carroll, Public Relations Officer of the Committee to Stop Children's Murders, gives the invocation, beginning the Prayer Pilgrimage Rally.
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Sallie Parrish is shown speaking at a microphone in front of a group of children during a "Save Our Children" Prayer Pilgrimage rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: 1980 SCLC History -- Ms. Sallie Parrish leads solemn-faced children in choir selection during a "Save Our Children" prayer pilgrimage in downtown Atlanta. The Coalition To Save Our Children, of which SCLC is an integral part, sponsored the pilgrimage which began in front of SCLC National Headquarters and concluded with a rally in a downtown park.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Sallie Parrish Speaks at the Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage Rally, October 5, 1980
Date Created
1980-10-05
Description
Sallie Parrish is shown speaking at a microphone in front of a group of children during a "Save Our Children" Prayer Pilgrimage rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: 1980 SCLC History -- Ms. Sallie Parrish leads solemn-faced children in choir selection during a "Save Our Children" prayer pilgrimage in downtown Atlanta. The Coalition To Save Our Children, of which SCLC is an integral part, sponsored the pilgrimage which began in front of SCLC National Headquarters and concluded with a rally in a downtown park.
Subject
Demonstrations, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Camille Bell is shown speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage Rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Mrs. Camille Bell, whose son Yusef was found murdered late November, has words of hope for the gathering at the rally. Mrs. Bell is the co-chairperson of the Committee To Stop Children's Murders.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Camille Bell Speaks at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage Rally, October 5, 1980
Date Created
1980-10-05
Description
Camille Bell is shown speaking at the Coalition to Save Our Children Prayer Pilgrimage Rally in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Mrs. Camille Bell, whose son Yusef was found murdered late November, has words of hope for the gathering at the rally. Mrs. Bell is the co-chairperson of the Committee To Stop Children's Murders.
Subject
Demonstrations, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series