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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Alabama Governor George Wallace is shown in an office surrounded by stacks of papers and encyclopedias. Caption on front reads: MONTGOMERY, ALA. June 9 -- COME SEE MY MAIL -- Governor George Wallace of Alabama in [text cut off] during an interview makes a gesture about one of the many thousands of out of state let [text cut off] the past months in support for his position on civil rights. Wallace, has entered primar [text cut off] three states, Wisconsin, Indiana and Maryland. 1964
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
George Wallace, June 9, 1964
Date Created
1964-06-09
Description
Alabama Governor George Wallace is shown in an office surrounded by stacks of papers and encyclopedias. Caption on front reads: MONTGOMERY, ALA. June 9 -- COME SEE MY MAIL -- Governor George Wallace of Alabama in [text cut off] during an interview makes a gesture about one of the many thousands of out of state let [text cut off] the past months in support for his position on civil rights. Wallace, has entered primar [text cut off] three states, Wisconsin, Indiana and Maryland. 1964
Subject
Civil rights movements, Interviews, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The two photos show a conflict between a group of African Americans at a residence and police in Rochester, New York. Caption on photo reads: (RU1) ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 27 -- INCIDENT IN ROCHESTER: NO. 1 -- This is the beginning of a clash in Rochester yesterday afternoon between Negroes and police officials. At top Negroes yell at police. Later missiles were thrown at officers. Bottom shows fire hoses turned on house's porch. Woman stands her ground as companions duck behind porch's wall.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Incident in Rochester, New York, July 1964
Date Created
1964-07
Description
The two photos show a conflict between a group of African Americans at a residence and police in Rochester, New York. Caption on photo reads: (RU1) ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 27 -- INCIDENT IN ROCHESTER: NO. 1 -- This is the beginning of a clash in Rochester yesterday afternoon between Negroes and police officials. At top Negroes yell at police. Later missiles were thrown at officers. Bottom shows fire hoses turned on house's porch. Woman stands her ground as companions duck behind porch's wall.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Race relations, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A woman stands on the front porch of a home in Rochester, New York as water from a fire hose is aimed at the occupants on the porch. Caption on photo reads: (RU 20) ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 26 -- WATER COOLED BUT CLUBS WERE NEEDED -- A stream of water from fire hoses tears into porch in Negro section of Rochester today as authorities attempt to apprehend a group of Negroes. The water had no effect and police charged the porch to subdue the agitators. Woman stands alone here as her companions seek shelter behind porch's wall.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Incident in Rochester, New York, July 1964
Date Created
1964-07
Description
A woman stands on the front porch of a home in Rochester, New York as water from a fire hose is aimed at the occupants on the porch. Caption on photo reads: (RU 20) ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 26 -- WATER COOLED BUT CLUBS WERE NEEDED -- A stream of water from fire hoses tears into porch in Negro section of Rochester today as authorities attempt to apprehend a group of Negroes. The water had no effect and police charged the porch to subdue the agitators. Woman stands alone here as her companions seek shelter behind porch's wall.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Race relations, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A view of Main Street in Rochester, New York. Caption on photo reads: (RU 22) ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 27 -- A QUIET OLD TOWN -- The clock on Main St. in Rochester reads 8:57 PM tonight and this central area is deserted. It's the result of curfew, which began at 8:30 PM. The curfew was one of several measures used to help bring peace to the riot stricken city.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Main Street in Rochester, New York, July 1964
Date Created
1964-07
Description
A view of Main Street in Rochester, New York. Caption on photo reads: (RU 22) ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 27 -- A QUIET OLD TOWN -- The clock on Main St. in Rochester reads 8:57 PM tonight and this central area is deserted. It's the result of curfew, which began at 8:30 PM. The curfew was one of several measures used to help bring peace to the riot stricken city.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Race relations, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Men and women clash with police in a conflict on the front porch of a house in Rochester, New York. Caption on photo reads: (RU 19) ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 26 -- CLASH ON THE PORCH -- Rochester policemen grapple with Negroes on a porch this afternoon during new violence that broke out. Police charged the porch and seized at least one man in the struggle.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Incident in Rochester, New York, July 1964
Date Created
1964-07
Description
Men and women clash with police in a conflict on the front porch of a house in Rochester, New York. Caption on photo reads: (RU 19) ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 26 -- CLASH ON THE PORCH -- Rochester policemen grapple with Negroes on a porch this afternoon during new violence that broke out. Police charged the porch and seized at least one man in the struggle.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Race relations, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group photo of the Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church. Joseph E. Lowery sits in the first row, fourth individual from the right. Written on verso: Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Group Photo of the Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1975
Description
A group photo of the Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church. Joseph E. Lowery sits in the first row, fourth individual from the right. Written on verso: Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Race relations, Methodist Church
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery receives the Atlanta Urban League's (AUL) Equal Opportunity Award from AUL Board Member Mark K. Taylor. Transcription of caption: Ms. [sic] Mark K. Taylor, AUL Board Member, presents the Equal Opportunity Award to Reverend Joseph E. Lowery, Pastor, Central Methodist Church, at AUL's 1975 Equal Opportunity Day Dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Receiving the Atlanta Urban League's Equal Opportunity Award, 1975
Date Created
1975
Description
Joseph E. Lowery receives the Atlanta Urban League's (AUL) Equal Opportunity Award from AUL Board Member Mark K. Taylor. Transcription of caption: Ms. [sic] Mark K. Taylor, AUL Board Member, presents the Equal Opportunity Award to Reverend Joseph E. Lowery, Pastor, Central Methodist Church, at AUL's 1975 Equal Opportunity Day Dinner.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Race relations, Affirmative action programs
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of men protesting in Decatur, Alabama. One protester holds a Confederate battle flag.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Men Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
A crowd of men protesting in Decatur, Alabama. One protester holds a Confederate battle flag.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan members protesting in Decatur, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan Members at Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Ku Klux Klan members protesting in Decatur, Alabama.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Bill Wilkinson (at center), an Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), stands with other KKK members at a protest in Decatur, Alabama. Written on verso: Wilkerson [sic] and aids
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Bill Wilkinson and Other Ku Klux Klan Members at Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Bill Wilkinson (at center), an Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), stands with other KKK members at a protest in Decatur, Alabama. Written on verso: Wilkerson [sic] and aids
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of men protesting in Decatur, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Men Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
A crowd of men protesting in Decatur, Alabama.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, carrying a banner that reads "Free Tommy Lee Hines! Stop Racist Klan Terror! Prisoners Solidarity Committee".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
March in Support of Tommy Lee Hines, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Demonstrators march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, carrying a banner that reads "Free Tommy Lee Hines! Stop Racist Klan Terror! Prisoners Solidarity Committee".
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership members and others march arm in arm in support of Tommy Lee Hines at a protest in Decatur, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
March in Support of Tommy Lee Hines, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership members and others march arm in arm in support of Tommy Lee Hines at a protest in Decatur, Alabama.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators is gathered for a march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, holding signs that read "Ban The Klan - S.C.L.C" and "Free Tommy Lee Hines - S.C.L.C".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
March in Support of Tommy Lee Hines, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
A crowd of demonstrators is gathered for a march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, holding signs that read "Ban The Klan - S.C.L.C" and "Free Tommy Lee Hines - S.C.L.C".
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan Members at Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators is gathered for a march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, holding signs and banners that read "Justice Now" and "Self-Determination For The Afro-American Nation".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
March in Support of Tommy Lee Hines, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
A crowd of demonstrators is gathered for a march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, holding signs and banners that read "Justice Now" and "Self-Determination For The Afro-American Nation".
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan counter-protesters stand to the right in the photo while some protesters in support of Tommy Lee Hines are seen to the left.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan Members at Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Ku Klux Klan counter-protesters stand to the right in the photo while some protesters in support of Tommy Lee Hines are seen to the left.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan Members at Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan Members at Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama. Written on verso: Ku Klux Klan. Decatur, Alabama March, May 26, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan March in Decatur, Alabama, May 26, 1979
Date Created
1979-05-26
Description
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama. Written on verso: Ku Klux Klan. Decatur, Alabama March, May 26, 1979
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series