| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph E. Lowery Holding Hands With Nancy Pelosi, August 24, 2013 | 2013-08-13 | Joseph E. Lowery is shown holding hands with Nancy Pelosi during a 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington event. Evelyn G. Lowery looks on. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Barack and Michelle Obama, 2013 | 2013 | Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House. | African American civil rights workers, Presidents, Presidents' spouses | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 2012 | 2012-04-04 | Evelyn G. Lowery and Christine King Farris (Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sister ) are shown posing for a picture at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women social reformers, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 2012 | 2012-04-04 | Singer Tyrese Gibson is shown with Joseph and Evelyn Lowery, Karen Lowery, Cheryl Lowery, and others during the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American singers, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 2012 | 2012-04-04 | Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Reverend Al Sharpton (on left), who holds his "SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.: Justice in the Media" Award, and Don Lemon (on right) who holds his "SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.: Communications" Award. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American clergy, African American journalists, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 2012 | 2012-04-04 | Civil rights activist Karen Reagle is shown speaking at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 2012 | 2012-04 | Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with award recipients Reverend Al Sharpton and journalist Don Lemon at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American clergy, African American journalists, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 2012 | 2012-04 | Joseph and Evelyn Lowery poses for a group photo with Tyrese Gibson and their daughters Karen and Cheryl Lowery at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American singers, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 2012 | 2012-04 | Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with a representative from The Atlanta Daily World newspaper at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American journalists, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 2012 | 2012-04 | Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with award recipient Judge Robert Benham at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American civic leaders, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 2012 | 2012-04 | Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Karen Reagle at the 33rd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012 | 2012-03 | Martin Luther King, III shakes Joseph E. Lowery's hand at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event while Evelyn G. Lowery looks on. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012 | 2012-03 | Evelyn G. Lowery and an unidentified man display a plaque honoring Amelia Boynton Robinson and Marie Foster at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012 | 2012-03 | An unidentified woman (standing) holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012 | 2012-03 | Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown riding in a golf cart down a street in Selma, Alabama during the Bridge Crossing Jubilee event. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012 | 2012-03 | Evelyn G. Lowery speaks at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012 | 2012-03 | A young boy holds a sign that says "VOTE" at the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event. Evelyn and Joseph Lowery, seated, look on. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American children, Voting | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012 | 2012-03 | Amelia Boynton Robinson waves to the crowd as Faya Ora Rose Toure (at left) speaks during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African American women | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012 | 2012-03 | Demonstrators holding a banner that reads "The Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Tour" march during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
| Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, March 2012 | 2012-03 | Demonstrators holding a banner that reads "Civil Rights Activist Committee Foot Soldiers - Birmingham, Alabama" march during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee event. | African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Special events, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series |
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.
