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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Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks to the press at an anti-apartheid rally held in Augusta to protest the scheduled performance of a South African boys' choir at Augusta College.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks to the Press at an Anti-Apartheid Rally, October 14, 1981
Date Created
1981-10-14
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks to the press at an anti-apartheid rally held in Augusta to protest the scheduled performance of a South African boys' choir at Augusta College.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Paul Leonard, a member of the South African boys' choir scheduled to perform at Augusta College, is interviewed by the press. Written on verso: Paul Leonard, Age 14, S. African Choir
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
South African Boys' Choir Member Being Interviewed, October 14, 1981
Date Created
1981-10-14
Description
Paul Leonard, a member of the South African boys' choir scheduled to perform at Augusta College, is interviewed by the press. Written on verso: Paul Leonard, Age 14, S. African Choir
Subject
Children, Apartheid, Protest movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery at an anti-apartheid rally with Reverend Robert Padgett (at right, next to Lowery) in Augusta, Georgia to protest the performance of a South African boys' choir at Augusta College. Written on verso: Rev. J. E. Lowery, Rev. Robert Padgett, Evangelist, Augusta, Ga.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery at an Anti-Apartheid Rally in Augusta, Georgia, October 14, 1981
Date Created
1981-10-14
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery at an anti-apartheid rally with Reverend Robert Padgett (at right, next to Lowery) in Augusta, Georgia to protest the performance of a South African boys' choir at Augusta College. Written on verso: Rev. J. E. Lowery, Rev. Robert Padgett, Evangelist, Augusta, Ga.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series