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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A photo of the Rosa Parks monument located on the campus of Alabama State University that was presented by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Historical Marker for Rosa Parks, circa 2006
Date Created
2006/2011
Description
A photo of the Rosa Parks monument located on the campus of Alabama State University that was presented by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women social reformers, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board member Jesse Douglas sings at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention. Written on verso: SCLC board member Rev. Jesse Douglas at 28th annual convention in Montgomery, singing like no one else does.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Jesse L. Douglas at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board member Jesse Douglas sings at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention. Written on verso: SCLC board member Rev. Jesse Douglas at 28th annual convention in Montgomery, singing like no one else does.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority gather on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol building to protest for the release of Maggie Bozeman and Julia Wilder. Written on verso: AKA's
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Protest for Maggie Bozeman and Julia Wilder, circa 1982
Date Created
1981/1982
Description
Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority gather on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol building to protest for the release of Maggie Bozeman and Julia Wilder. Written on verso: AKA's
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Greek letter societies
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of people are shown gathered for an unknown event in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd at an Unknown Event, circa 1985
Date Created
1980/1990
Description
A crowd of people are shown gathered for an unknown event in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man is shown walking with a cane on a sidewalk in front of the Alabama State Capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Man at the Alabama State Capitol, circa 1968
Date Created
1964/1972
Description
An unidentified man is shown walking with a cane on a sidewalk in front of the Alabama State Capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series