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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A photocopy of a photograph showing Martin Luther King, Jr. walking out of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference national headquarters building in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. at the SCLC Headquarters Building, circa 1962
Date Created
1957/1967
Description
A photocopy of a photograph showing Martin Luther King, Jr. walking out of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference national headquarters building in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Buildings and grounds
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters are shown holding signs protesting against Grady Hospital's health policy in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters Holding Signs in Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Protesters are shown holding signs protesting against Grady Hospital's health policy in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, African American women, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters are shown demonstrating while holding Easter related signs, including "A Sacrificial Easter" and "Easter Frills or Freedom - You can not have both now".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters Holding Easter Related Protest Signs, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Protesters are shown demonstrating while holding Easter related signs, including "A Sacrificial Easter" and "Easter Frills or Freedom - You can not have both now".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters are shown rallying in front of the Kress and Myers shops in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters in Front of the Kress and Myers Shops in Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Protesters are shown rallying in front of the Kress and Myers shops in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, African American women, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of men with signs are shown demonstrating on Alabama Street in Atlanta, Georgia in support of the desegregation of Grady Hospital.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Grady Hospital Desegregation Demonstration, circa 1964
Date Created
1963/1965
Description
A group of men with signs are shown demonstrating on Alabama Street in Atlanta, Georgia in support of the desegregation of Grady Hospital.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African Americans--Segregation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Georgia state senator Leroy Johnson is shown sitting in the Senate chambers at the Georgia State Capitol. Caption on photo reads: (AX1) ATLANTA, May 21 - LONE NEGRO SENATOR WINS VOTER AMENDMENT APPROVAL - Leroy Johnson of Atlanta, only Negro member of the Georgia State Senate, won adoption of an amendment Wednesday that would permit registrars to approve as voters any who answer correctly four of six questions. The amendment, which must have House approval, was substituted for a section of a proposed revision of the state's election code. The previous section called for 20 correct answers from illiterates of 30 questions. Johnson's amendment would add thousands of Negroes to registration rolls in Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Leroy Johnson at the Georgia General Assembly, May 1964
Date Created
1964-05
Description
Georgia state senator Leroy Johnson is shown sitting in the Senate chambers at the Georgia State Capitol. Caption on photo reads: (AX1) ATLANTA, May 21 - LONE NEGRO SENATOR WINS VOTER AMENDMENT APPROVAL - Leroy Johnson of Atlanta, only Negro member of the Georgia State Senate, won adoption of an amendment Wednesday that would permit registrars to approve as voters any who answer correctly four of six questions. The amendment, which must have House approval, was substituted for a section of a proposed revision of the state's election code. The previous section called for 20 correct answers from illiterates of 30 questions. Johnson's amendment would add thousands of Negroes to registration rolls in Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting, Voter registration
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King is shown holding a stack of mail. Caption on photo reads: (AX1) ATLANTA, Oct. 20 -- THE KINGS ARE ON A 'MOUNTAINTOP' -- Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. displays at her Atlanta home some of the congratulatory letters and telegrams received since her husband won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. "I wish we could stay on this mountaintop forever," said Mrs. King whose family has lived with the threat of death for the past nine years. But she thinks the award will create a more favorable opinion for Rev. King's non-violent civil rights movement.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King, October 1964
Date Created
1964-10
Description
Coretta Scott King is shown holding a stack of mail. Caption on photo reads: (AX1) ATLANTA, Oct. 20 -- THE KINGS ARE ON A 'MOUNTAINTOP' -- Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. displays at her Atlanta home some of the congratulatory letters and telegrams received since her husband won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. "I wish we could stay on this mountaintop forever," said Mrs. King whose family has lived with the threat of death for the past nine years. But she thinks the award will create a more favorable opinion for Rev. King's non-violent civil rights movement.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Attendees of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Summer Community Organization and Political Education (SCOPE) Project orientation in Atlanta, Georgia are shown holding each others hands. Written on verso: SCLC SCOPE project orientation, Atlanta, Ga. 1965
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Summer Community Organization and Political Education (SCOPE) Project Orientation, 1965
Date Created
1965
Description
Attendees of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Summer Community Organization and Political Education (SCOPE) Project orientation in Atlanta, Georgia are shown holding each others hands. Written on verso: SCLC SCOPE project orientation, Atlanta, Ga. 1965
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Community development
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of men and women are shown gathered for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Summer Community Organization and Political Education (SCOPE) orientation in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: '65 - SCLC SCOPE Project Orientation, Atlanta, Ga
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of Men and Women Gather for the SCLC SCOPE Orientation, 1965
Date Created
1965
Description
A crowd of men and women are shown gathered for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Summer Community Organization and Political Education (SCOPE) orientation in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: '65 - SCLC SCOPE Project Orientation, Atlanta, Ga
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Community development
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with other women inside Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Others, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1975
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with other women inside Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, Church buildings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Civil rights workers, including Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, and James Orange, walk alongside the mule train containing Martin Luther King, Jr.'s body during his funeral procession in Atlanta, Georgia. Caption on photo reads: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FUNERAL PROCESSION -- Memphis, April 3, 1968 -- One of the dramatic historic moments shown in "KING": A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis", the motion picture scheduled to be shown Tuesday evening, March 24th at 8:00 P.M. Dr. Ralph Abernathy, President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference leads the mule train containing the body of Martin Luther King, Jr. Film covers the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for 13 years (1955-1968). Seats are $5 tax-deductible. The two-and-a-half-hour motion picture film will be presented on a one-time only simultaneous showing in more than one thousand theatres throughout the country.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral, April 9, 1968
Date Created
1968-04-09
Description
Civil rights workers, including Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, and James Orange, walk alongside the mule train containing Martin Luther King, Jr.'s body during his funeral procession in Atlanta, Georgia. Caption on photo reads: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FUNERAL PROCESSION -- Memphis, April 3, 1968 -- One of the dramatic historic moments shown in "KING": A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis", the motion picture scheduled to be shown Tuesday evening, March 24th at 8:00 P.M. Dr. Ralph Abernathy, President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference leads the mule train containing the body of Martin Luther King, Jr. Film covers the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for 13 years (1955-1968). Seats are $5 tax-deductible. The two-and-a-half-hour motion picture film will be presented on a one-time only simultaneous showing in more than one thousand theatres throughout the country.
Subject
Funeral rites and ceremonies, African American men, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King and Ralph D. Abernathy stand by a car during the funeral proceedings for Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral, April 9, 1968
Date Created
1968-04-09
Description
Coretta Scott King and Ralph D. Abernathy stand by a car during the funeral proceedings for Martin Luther King, Jr.
Subject
Funeral rites and ceremonies, African American men, African American women, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Crowds gather on both sides of the street to observe Martin Luther King, Jr's funeral procession in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral, April 9, 1968
Date Created
1968-04-09
Description
Crowds gather on both sides of the street to observe Martin Luther King, Jr's funeral procession in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
Funeral rites and ceremonies, African American men, African American women, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Sr. (at center, wearing glasses) and a crowd of attendees gather around the casket of Martin Luther King, Jr. (at right) during the funeral procession in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral, April 9, 1968
Date Created
1968-04-09
Description
Martin Luther King, Sr. (at center, wearing glasses) and a crowd of attendees gather around the casket of Martin Luther King, Jr. (at right) during the funeral procession in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Funeral rites and ceremonies
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with his hand on an individual's head as part of the proceedings during a worship service at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Conducts a Worship Service at Central United Methodist Church, circa 1973
Date Created
1968/1978
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown with his hand on an individual's head as part of the proceedings during a worship service at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Methodist Church
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King (at center) poses for a group photo with others at The King Center. Written on verso: Ms. Bennett, seated left to right in earlier photo With coworkers at the Martin Luther King Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King With Others at The King Center, circa 1973
Date Created
1968/1978
Description
Coretta Scott King (at center) poses for a group photo with others at The King Center. Written on verso: Ms. Bennett, seated left to right in earlier photo With coworkers at the Martin Luther King Center.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph and Juanita Abernathy are shown alongside Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and others leading the March Against Repression in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy Marching With Others, May 23, 1970
Date Created
1970-05-23
Description
Ralph and Juanita Abernathy are shown alongside Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and others leading the March Against Repression in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta Vice-Mayor Maynard Jackson is shown seated with his wife, Burnella "Bunnie" Jackson, at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium to watch the fight between Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Muhammad Ali Fight, October 26, 1970
Date Created
1970-10-26
Description
Atlanta Vice-Mayor Maynard Jackson is shown seated with his wife, Burnella "Bunnie" Jackson, at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium to watch the fight between Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, Sports, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Georgia state senator Leroy Johnson stands in the boxing ring with Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell as Massell addresses the crowd at the Ali-Quarry fight at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Muhammad Ali Fight, October 26, 1970
Date Created
1970-10-26
Description
Georgia state senator Leroy Johnson stands in the boxing ring with Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell as Massell addresses the crowd at the Ali-Quarry fight at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, Sports, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Spectators at the Muhammad Ali fight with Jerry Quarry held at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium on October 26, 1970.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Muhammad Ali Fight, October 26, 1970
Date Created
1970-10-26
Description
Spectators at the Muhammad Ali fight with Jerry Quarry held at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium on October 26, 1970.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Sports
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series