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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  • Subjects = Civil rights movements
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Joseph E. Lowery Holding Hands With Nancy Pelosi, August 24, 2013 2013-08-13 Joseph E. Lowery is shown holding hands with Nancy Pelosi during a 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington event. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Martin Luther King, III, 2012 2012 Martin Luther King, III is shown speaking at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication, 2011 2011 A digital photo printed on computer paper showing Joseph E. Lowery and others gathered in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial statue in Washington, D.C. African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Civil Rights Heritage Tour: Viola Liuzzo Memorial, circa 2012 2010/2013 A digital photo printed on computer paper showing Evelyn G. Lowery with children and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour participants holding signs advocating for voting at the Viola Liuzzo memorial monument. African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Voting, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
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
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 2011 2010/2012 Evelyn G. Lowery places a floral arrangement next to the memorial monument for Coretta Scott King at Mt. Tabor A.M.E. Zion Church. African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Education, African American women social reformers, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series