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 (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery (at podium) is shown speaking at a protest in Rockville, Maryland during the 36th Annual SCLC Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking in Rockville, Maryland, August 1993
Date Created
1993-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery (at podium) is shown speaking at a protest in Rockville, Maryland during the 36th Annual SCLC Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Ross Perot are shown having a conversation at a Holiday Inn hotel during the proceedings of the 36th Annual SCLC Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Ross Perot, August 1993
Date Created
1993-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and Ross Perot are shown having a conversation at a Holiday Inn hotel during the proceedings of the 36th Annual SCLC Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, Political science
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King are shown listening to a speaker at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention awards banquet.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks and Others, August 1993
Date Created
1993-08
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King are shown listening to a speaker at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention awards banquet.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown posing for a picture while E. Randel T. Osburn and others look on during the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention awards banquet.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery, August 1993
Date Created
1993-08
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown posing for a picture while E. Randel T. Osburn and others look on during the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention awards banquet.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jean Childs Young is shown posing for a picture with an unidentified man at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention awards banquet.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jean Childs Young and an Unidentified Man, August 1993
Date Created
1993-08
Description
Jean Childs Young is shown posing for a picture with an unidentified man at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention awards banquet.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans women, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Civil rights leader Rosa Parks is shown sitting down at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention awards banquet.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Rosa Parks, August 1993
Date Created
1993-08
Description
Civil rights leader Rosa Parks is shown sitting down at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention awards banquet.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting an award to Rosa Parks alongside Dorothy Cotton, Coretta Scott King, Andrew Young, Evelyn G. Lowery, and others at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention awards banquet.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Others, August 1993
Date Created
1993-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting an award to Rosa Parks alongside Dorothy Cotton, Coretta Scott King, Andrew Young, Evelyn G. Lowery, and others at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention awards banquet.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown having a hat placed on his head during the 36th Annual SCLC Convention awards banquet while Dorothy Cotton and others looks on.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Others, August 1993
Date Created
1993-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown having a hat placed on his head during the 36th Annual SCLC Convention awards banquet while Dorothy Cotton and others looks on.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Andrew Young are shown conversing at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention awards banquet.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Andrew Young, August 1993
Date Created
1993-08
Description
Joseph E. Lowery and Andrew Young are shown conversing at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention awards banquet.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Nettles is shown speaking at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Rockville, Maryland.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Nettles Speaking at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention, 1993
Date Created
1993
Description
John Nettles is shown speaking at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Rockville, Maryland.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Spiver Gordon (at right) is shown with, from left to right, an unidentified man, E. Randel T. Osburn, and Frederick Moore at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Rockville, Maryland.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Spiver Gordon and Others at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention, 1993
Date Created
1993
Description
Spiver Gordon (at right) is shown with, from left to right, an unidentified man, E. Randel T. Osburn, and Frederick Moore at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Rockville, Maryland.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man, Dick Gregory, and Claud Young are shown posing for a picture at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dick Gregory and Others at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention, 1993
Date Created
1993
Description
An unidentified man, Dick Gregory, and Claud Young are shown posing for a picture at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention in Rockville, Maryland.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention, 1993
Date Created
1993
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention in Rockville, Maryland.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A choir is shown singing during an event at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Rockville, Maryland.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Choir Singing at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention, 1993
Date Created
1993
Description
A choir is shown singing during an event at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Rockville, Maryland.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings, African American singers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention, 1993
Date Created
1993
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Claud Young are shown posing for a picture at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Others at the 36th Annual SCLC Convention, 1993
Date Created
1993
Description
An unidentified man, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Claud Young are shown posing for a picture at the 36th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series