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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Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Barack and Michelle Obama, 2013
Date Created
2013
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Presidents' spouses
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, Karen Lowery, and Cheryl Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
The Lowery Family With Barack Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, Karen Lowery, and Cheryl Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery sits on a couch in the Oval Office of the White House with President Barack Obama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph E. Lowery sits on a couch in the Oval Office of the White House with President Barack Obama.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with President Barack Obama in front of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama, 2011
Date Created
2011
Description
Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with President Barack Obama in front of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (sitting, second from left) shakes hands with President Barack Obama in the White House as others look on.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama, circa 2009
Date Created
2009/2010
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (sitting, second from left) shakes hands with President Barack Obama in the White House as others look on.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights leader Reverend Joseph E. Lowery during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House on August 12, 2009.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, August 12, 2009
Date Created
2009-08-12
Description
U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights leader Reverend Joseph E. Lowery during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House on August 12, 2009.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group photo of Joseph E. Lowery with his family and President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the day he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. From left to right: Cheryl Lowery, Karen Lowery, Yvonne Lowery, Barack Obama, Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, Michelle Obama, unidentified woman, Lowery grandchild [unidentified], Lowery grandchild [unidentified], unidentified man.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama and Others, August 12, 2009
Date Created
2009-08-12
Description
A group photo of Joseph E. Lowery with his family and President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the day he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. From left to right: Cheryl Lowery, Karen Lowery, Yvonne Lowery, Barack Obama, Evelyn G. Lowery, Joseph E. Lowery, Michelle Obama, unidentified woman, Lowery grandchild [unidentified], Lowery grandchild [unidentified], unidentified man.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American families, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery delivers the benediction at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009. The photo is signed by Lowery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Delivers the Benediction at Barack Obama's Inauguration, January 20, 2009
Date Created
2009-01-20
Description
Joseph E. Lowery delivers the benediction at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009. The photo is signed by Lowery.
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with Jimmy Carter during an event at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Jimmy Carter, 2009
Date Created
2009
Description
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with Jimmy Carter during an event at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Presidents, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with U.S. President Barack Obama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Barack Obama, circa 2009
Date Created
2008/2010
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaking at a campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at a Barack Obama Campaign Event, 2008
Date Created
2008
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaking at a campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Political campaigns
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaking at a campaign event for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and representatives from the Georgia General Assembly, including Curt Thompson and Kasim Reed, stand behind Lowery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at a Barack Obama Campaign Event, 2008
Date Created
2008
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaking at a campaign event for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and representatives from the Georgia General Assembly, including Curt Thompson and Kasim Reed, stand behind Lowery.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Political campaigns, African American mayors, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
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.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Barack Obama Speaking in Front of Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, circa 2007
Date Created
2007/2008
Description
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.
Subject
Presidents, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (at left in photo) marches with Barack Obama and others during an anniversary marking of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 4, 2007.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Barack Obama and Others, March 4, 2007
Date Created
2007-03-04
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (at left in photo) marches with Barack Obama and others during an anniversary marking of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 4, 2007.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Joseph E. Lowery march with Barack Obama and others during an anniversary marking of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 4, 2007.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Barack Obama, March 4, 2007
Date Created
2007-03-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and Joseph E. Lowery march with Barack Obama and others during an anniversary marking of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 4, 2007.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Joseph E. Lowery march with Barack Obama and others during an anniversary marking of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 4, 2007.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Barack Obama, March 4, 2007
Date Created
2007-03-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and Joseph E. Lowery march with Barack Obama and others during an anniversary marking of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 4, 2007.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Bill Clinton, 1998
Date Created
1998
Description
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Standing, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, President Bill Clinton, and Vice President Al Gore pose for a photo with survivors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study during a White House event at which Clinton apologized for the government sponsored study. In the front are Herman Shaw, Fred Simmons, Charles Pollard, Frederick Moss, and Carter Howard.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Tuskegee Syphilis Study Apology, May 16, 1997
Date Created
1997-05-16
Description
Standing, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, President Bill Clinton, and Vice President Al Gore pose for a photo with survivors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study during a White House event at which Clinton apologized for the government sponsored study. In the front are Herman Shaw, Fred Simmons, Charles Pollard, Frederick Moss, and Carter Howard.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Bill Clinton, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
Joseph E. Lowery shakes hands with President Bill Clinton in a room at the White House.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
President Bill Clinton meets with civil rights leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House. NAACP President Kweisi Mfume, Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery, Jesse Jackson, and other civil rights leaders sit at the table.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Bill Clinton Meets With Civil Rights Leaders, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
President Bill Clinton meets with civil rights leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House. NAACP President Kweisi Mfume, Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery, Jesse Jackson, and other civil rights leaders sit at the table.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women, Meetings, Presidents
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series