| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Civil Rights Museum Event, circa 2008 | 2007/2008 | Joseph E. Lowery speaks during an event at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| National Civil Rights Museum Event, circa 2008 | 2007/2008 | Stevie Wonder speaks during an event at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American singers, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005 | 2005 | Joseph E. Lowery is shown alongside Jesse Jackson at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005 | 2005 | Joseph E. Lowery is shown marching with an "I Am A Man" sign alongside Jesse Jackson and others at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005 | 2005 | Demonstrators representing the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1733, march with other during the Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Covington Pike Toyota Strike, 2005 | 2005 | Joseph E. Lowery (at center of photo) is shown amongst a group of demonstrators with signs at a Covington Pike Toyota strike in Memphis, Tennessee. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Lorraine Motel, circa 1985 | 1980/1990 | A group of people are shown standing on the walkway of the second floor of the Lorraine Motel. A banner memorializing Martin Luther King, Jr. can be seen displayed through a window. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Buildings and grounds | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Demonstrators and the Press, 1969 | 1969 | A crowd of demonstrators and press are shown gathered outside of Walker's Lounge and Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Tennessee: Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 November". | Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, African American universities and colleges | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| A Group of News Press, 1969 | 1969 | The press are shown gathered outside of a house. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Tennessee: Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 November". | Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 | 1969 | LeMoyne-Owen College students are shown marching with protest signs in Memphis, Tennessee. | Demonstrations, African American universities and colleges, Labor, College students | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Police Officers and Demonstrators, 1969 | 1969 | A group of men are shown talking to police officers. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "Tennessee: Memphis, LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 November". | Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Protest movements | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 | 1969 | A group of men and women are shown marching, singing, and clapping down the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. | Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 | 1969 | LeMoyne-Owen College students are shown marching down South Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee. | Demonstrations, African American universities and colleges, Labor, College students | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 | 1969 | LeMoyne-Owen College students are shown marching and clapping down the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. | Demonstrations, African American universities and colleges, Labor, College students | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| LeMoyne-Owen College March, 1969 | 1969 | Demonstrators are shown marching on South Main Street in front of Dailey's with a protest sign in support of the NAACP and Local 1733. | Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Labor | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| An Unidentified Man, 1969 | 1969 | An unidentified man is shown posing for a picture next to a sign for the Naval Air Reserve Training Unit in Memphis, Tennessee. | Armed Forces, African American men | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Contact Sheet of Photos at the Lorraine Hotel, circa 1968 | 1968/1969 | A contact sheet containing three strips of 35mm negative images that depict a crowd gathered in the parking lot of the Lorraine Motel and a number of flowers and plants marking the room from which Martin Luther King, Jr. exited and was assassinated. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Funeral rites and ceremonies | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Women at the Lorraine Motel, circa 1968 | 1968/1969 | A crowd of women are shown gathered for a picture outside of the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American women, Buildings and grounds | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Ralph D. Abernathy Speaking at a Poor People's Campaign Event, 1968 | 1968 | Ralph D. Abernathy is shown speaking at a Poor People's Campaign event in Memphis, Tennessee. To Abernathy's right on the stage are Senator Ted Kennedy, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Juanita Abernathy. A cut-out photo of Joseph E. Lowery from the 1980s is pasted onto the photo next to Abernathy. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Poverty | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Ralph D. Abernathy and Others on a Stage During a Poor People's Campaign Event, 1968 | 1968 | Ralph D. Abernathy (behind podium), Senator Ted Kennedy, Evelyn G. Lowery, Juanita Abernathy, and others are shown clapping on a stage during a Poor People's Campaign event in Memphis, Tennessee. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Poverty | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
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.
