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 participants stand with signs about voting, gun control, and domestic violence at the fence surrounding the Viola Liuzzo memorial monument.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 2013
Date Created
2013-03
Description
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.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Gun control, Voting, Special events
Collection
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.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 2013
Date Created
2013-03
Description
Demonstrators march with Southern Christian Leadership Conference banners in Selma, Alabama as part of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee celebration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
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.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 2013
Date Created
2013-03
Description
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.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events
Collection
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.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 2013
Date Created
2013-03
Description
A crowd of demonstrators march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama as part of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee celebration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events, Demonstrations
Collection
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.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, March 2013
Date Created
2013-03
Description
Demonstrators stand with signs, flags, and banners in Selma, Alabama as part of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee celebration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Special events, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
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.
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
Date Created
2011-12
Description
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.
Subject
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Performers at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
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
Date Created
2011-12
Description
Performers at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Senior citizens in attendance at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
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
Date Created
2011-12
Description
Senior citizens in attendance at the 32nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Christmas party for senior citizens in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
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.
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
Date Created
2011-12
Description
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.
Subject
Older people, Special events, African Amerian women social reformers, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
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.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Interfaith Resurrection Assembly Worship Service, April 24, 2011
Date Created
2011-04-24
Description
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.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series