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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Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 2013 2013-03 SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants stand with signs about voting, gun control, and domestic violence at the fence surrounding the Viola Liuzzo memorial monument. African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Gun control, Voting, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
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
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 2013 2013-03 Evelyn G. Lowery and Mary Liuzzo Lilleboe stand next to the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. memorial monument for Viola Liuzzo, Lilleboe's mother. African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
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
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
32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas Party for Senior Citizens, December 2011 2011-12 Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified woman and a group of girls at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia. Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas Party for Senior Citizens, December 2011 2011-12 Performers at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia. Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas Party for Senior Citizens, December 2011 2011-12 Senior citizens in attendance at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia. Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas Party for Senior Citizens, December 2011 2011-12 Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified woman at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia. Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011 2011-04-24 Evelyn G. Lowery and Yvonne Lowery Kennedy help Joseph E. Lowery in putting on his Presidential Medal of Freedom in preparation for an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves. African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011 2011-04-24 Joseph and Evelyn Lowery walk along a red carpet as they enter the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel for an Easter Sunday worship service, during which the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves. African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011 2011-04-24 Evelyn G. Lowery stands to have a medallion placed around her neck by Morehouse professor Dr. Masilamani Sambandham during the ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel awarding Joseph and Evelyn Lowery with the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011 2011-04-24 Joseph and Evelyn Lowery look at one another during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves. African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011 2011-04-24 Joseph E. Lowery speaks during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Easter Sunday address in the chapel and in addition to the award, the Lowerys were presented with a portrait of themselves. African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011 2011-04-24 Joseph and Evelyn Lowery stand beside a painted portrait of themselves presented during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011 2011-04-24 Joseph and Evelyn Lowery look at a painted portrait of themselves presented during an Easter Sunday worship service at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As part of the worship service event, the Lowerys were awarded the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Community Builders Prize. African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"Women in Power" Multicultural Forum , October 16, 2010 2010-10-16 A group photo of Evelyn G. Lowery (seated, second from left) with others at a Women's Multi Cultural Forum event focused on the topic of "women's ballot power". African American women, Women's rights, Voting, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"Women in Power" Multicultural Forum , October 16, 2010 2010-10-16 Children march with signs during a forum event focused on the topic of "women's ballot power". African American children, Women's rights, Voting, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"Women in Power" Multicultural Forum , October 16, 2010 2010-10-16 A group photo of Evelyn G. Lowery (seated, second from left) with others at a Women's Multi Cultural Forum event focused on the topic of "women's ballot power". African American women, Women's rights, Voting, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"Women in Power" Multicultural Forum , October 16, 2010 2010-10-16 Evelyn G. Lowery and Ruby Shinhoster pose for a photo at a Women's Multi Cultural Forum event focused on the topic of "women's ballot power". African American women, Women's rights, Voting, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series