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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SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 2013
2013-03
Demonstrators march with Southern Christian Leadership Conference banners in Selma, Alabama as part of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee celebration.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events, Demonstrations
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators march with Southern Christian Leadership Conference banners in Selma, Alabama as part of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee celebration.
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 2013
2013-03
A crowd of demonstrators march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama as part of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee celebration.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events, Demonstrations
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama as part of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee celebration.
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 2013
2013-03
Demonstrators stand with signs, flags, and banners in Selma, Alabama as part of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee celebration.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events, Demonstrations
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators stand with signs, flags, and banners in Selma, Alabama as part of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee celebration.
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
2012-03
Martin Luther King, III shakes Joseph E. Lowery's hand at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event while Evelyn G. Lowery looks on.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, III shakes Joseph E. Lowery's hand at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event while Evelyn G. Lowery looks on.
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
2012-03
Evelyn G. Lowery and an unidentified man display a plaque honoring Amelia Boynton Robinson and Marie Foster at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and an unidentified man display a plaque honoring Amelia Boynton Robinson and Marie Foster at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
2012-03
An unidentified woman (standing) holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman (standing) holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
2012-03
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown riding in a golf cart down a street in Selma, Alabama during the Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown riding in a golf cart down a street in Selma, Alabama during the Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
2012-03
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
2012-03
A young boy holds a sign that says "VOTE" at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event. Evelyn and Joseph Lowery, seated, look on.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American children, Voting
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young boy holds a sign that says "VOTE" at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event. Evelyn and Joseph Lowery, seated, look on.
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
2012-03
Amelia Boynton Robinson waves to the crowd as Faya Ora Rose Toure (at left) speaks during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Amelia Boynton Robinson waves to the crowd as Faya Ora Rose Toure (at left) speaks during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
2012-03
Demonstrators holding a banner that reads "The Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Tour" march during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, Demonstrations
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators holding a banner that reads "The Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Tour" march during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
2012-03
Demonstrators holding a banner that reads "Civil Rights Activist Committee Foot Soldiers - Birmingham, Alabama" march during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, Demonstrations
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators holding a banner that reads "Civil Rights Activist Committee Foot Soldiers - Birmingham, Alabama" march during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012
2012-03
Amelia Boynton Robinson (center, in wheelchair) marches with other demonstrators during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, Demonstrations
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Amelia Boynton Robinson (center, in wheelchair) marches with other demonstrators during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event.
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 2011
2010/2012
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants walk around the Civil Rights Memorial Park in Selma, Alabama.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Education, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants walk around the Civil Rights Memorial Park in Selma, Alabama.
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 2011
2010/2012
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown standing by the historical marker for Reverend James J. Reeb during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Education, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown standing by the historical marker for Reverend James J. Reeb during a SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour.
Barack Obama Speaking in Front of Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, circa 2007
2007/2008
Barack Obama speaks at an event in front of Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma, Alabama. Rose Sanders (now known as Faya Ora Rose Toure) is at left in the photo.
Presidents, African American women, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Barack Obama speaks at an event in front of Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma, Alabama. Rose Sanders (now known as Faya Ora Rose Toure) is at left in the photo.
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 2006
2006/2008
A group of people are shown gathered for a street festival in front of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of people are shown gathered for a street festival in front of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute.
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 2005
2005/2007
A historical marker in honor of Amelia Boynton Robinson and Marie Foster, presented by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. in honor of civil rights movement leaders as part of the Civil Rights Heritage Tour.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A historical marker in honor of Amelia Boynton Robinson and Marie Foster, presented by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. in honor of civil rights movement leaders as part of the Civil Rights Heritage Tour.
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 2006
2005/2006
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Board member Karen Reagle is shown speaking at the historical marker for Reverend James J. Reeb while Evelyn G. Lowery and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants listen.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Board member Karen Reagle is shown speaking at the historical marker for Reverend James J. Reeb while Evelyn G. Lowery and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants listen.
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 2004
2004/2006
A historical marker in honor of U.S. Representative John Lewis, presented by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. in honor of civil rights movement leaders as part of the Civil Rights Heritage Tour.
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A historical marker in honor of U.S. Representative John Lewis, presented by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. in honor of civil rights movement leaders as part of the Civil Rights Heritage Tour.