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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  • Decade = 1970-1979
  • Subjects = African American leadership
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd of demonstrators in Chester, South Carolina.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking Outside to a Crowd of Demonstrators, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd of demonstrators in Chester, South Carolina.
Subject
African American leadership, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Former Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Ralph D. Abernathy speaks at an event at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church as part of the proceedings of the 21st Annual SCLC Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy Speaks at the 21st Annual SCLC Convention, August 1978
Date Created
1978-08
Description
Former Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Ralph D. Abernathy speaks at an event at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church as part of the proceedings of the 21st Annual SCLC Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American leadership, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A portrait photo of Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "PNT Convention, 1979".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, circa 1978
Date Created
1977/1979
Description
A portrait photo of Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery. This photo is filed in a folder labeled "PNT Convention, 1979".
Subject
African American men, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy is shown standing with unidentified clergy members outside of a church in Mississippi.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy Standing With Others, 1971
Date Created
1971
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy is shown standing with unidentified clergy members outside of a church in Mississippi.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African Americans--Civil rights, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Hosea Williams is shown speaking at an unknown event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Hosea Williams, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1975
Description
Hosea Williams is shown speaking at an unknown event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series