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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  • Geographic Location = Alabama--Tuskegee
  • Subjects = African American women
SCLC/WOMEN President Evelyn G. Lowery is shown speaking in Tuskegee, Alabama during the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery Speaking in Tuskegee, Alabama During the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
SCLC/WOMEN President Evelyn G. Lowery is shown speaking in Tuskegee, Alabama during the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Billie Jean Young is shown addressing an audience of college students at the Pilgrimage to Washington kickoff rally in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: Southern Ru[r]al Women's Network director Ms. Billie Jean Young addresses audience at voting rights rally. Ms. Young played a organization played a large role in the SCLC pilgrimage to Washington.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Billie Jean Young at the Pilgrimage to Washington Kickoff Rally, April 19, 1982
Date Created
1982-04-19
Description
Billie Jean Young is shown addressing an audience of college students at the Pilgrimage to Washington kickoff rally in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: Southern Ru[r]al Women's Network director Ms. Billie Jean Young addresses audience at voting rights rally. Ms. Young played a organization played a large role in the SCLC pilgrimage to Washington.
Subject
African American women, Meetings, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Maggie Bozeman is shown addressing a crowd alongside Julia Wilder (on left), Johnnie Carr (on right), and others in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: Mrs. Maggie Bozeman is joined by Mrs. Wilder, Rev. John L. Alford, Alabama Rep. Alvin Holmes, SCLC Board member Tuskegee Mayor Johnnie Ford, and SCLC Board member Mrs. Johnnie R. Carr, as the "homecoming" celebration begins in Tuskegee.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Maggie Bozeman and Others, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Maggie Bozeman is shown addressing a crowd alongside Julia Wilder (on left), Johnnie Carr (on right), and others in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: Mrs. Maggie Bozeman is joined by Mrs. Wilder, Rev. John L. Alford, Alabama Rep. Alvin Holmes, SCLC Board member Tuskegee Mayor Johnnie Ford, and SCLC Board member Mrs. Johnnie R. Carr, as the "homecoming" celebration begins in Tuskegee.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American women, Voter registration, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series