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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Unidentified men at a restaurant in Heidelberg, Germany. The NAACP held their 13th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. International Commemoration in Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Unidentified men at a restaurant in Heidelberg, Germany. The NAACP held their 13th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Attendees listen to the Mark Twain Village Choir perform at the NAACP's 13th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. International Commemoration in Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Attendees listen to the Mark Twain Village Choir perform at the NAACP's 13th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African Americans--Music
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery with other unidentified individuals at a dinner in Heidelberg, Germany. The NAACP held their 13th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. International Commemoration in Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Joseph E. Lowery with other unidentified individuals at a dinner in Heidelberg, Germany. The NAACP held their 13th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaks at the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall). Written on verso: NAACP's 13th annual MLK Jr. international commemoration at Univ. of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall). Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery speaks while the Mark Twain Village Choir from Heidelberg listens, 01/23/99.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. International Commemoration in Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaks at the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall). Written on verso: NAACP's 13th annual MLK Jr. international commemoration at Univ. of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall). Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery speaks while the Mark Twain Village Choir from Heidelberg listens, 01/23/99.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Manners and customs
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery sit in a booth at a restaurant in Heidelberg, Germany. The Lowerys were in Heidelberg to attend the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. International Commemoration in Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery sit in a booth at a restaurant in Heidelberg, Germany. The Lowerys were in Heidelberg to attend the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery sit with other attendees at the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. International Commemoration in Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery sit with other attendees at the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Manners and customs
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified young woman performs at the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. International Commemoration in Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
An unidentified young woman performs at the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Manners and customs
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified young woman performs at the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. International Commemoration in Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
An unidentified young woman performs at the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Manners and customs
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man speaks at the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. International Commemoration in Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
An unidentified man speaks at the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg's Alte Aula (Old Hall).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Manners and customs
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series