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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Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with U.S. President Barack Obama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Barack Obama, circa 2009
Date Created
2008/2010
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Presidents, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery laughs during a tribute event to mark his retirement as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Retirement Tribute Event for Joseph E. Lowery, 1997
Date Created
1997
Description
Joseph E. Lowery laughs during a tribute event to mark his retirement as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American leadership, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Carolyn Watson, Andrew Young, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Joseph E. Lowery pose for a photo.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery With Others, circa 1996
Date Created
1995/1997
Description
Carolyn Watson, Andrew Young, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Joseph E. Lowery pose for a photo.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC Board Chair Walter E. Fauntroy pose for a photo at unknown event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Walter E. Fauntroy, circa 1993
Date Created
1992/1994
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC Board Chair Walter E. Fauntroy pose for a photo at unknown event.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend C.T. Vivian is shown speaking to a group of students during the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Black Student Summit held in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Rev. C.T. Vivian, SCLC Board Member and chairman of Center of Democratic Renewal addresses capacity crowd students during workshop encouraging the development of young black youth leadership in the 80's. Rev. Vivian was one of the featured workshop speakers during SCLC's Black Student Summit 86'.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
C.T. Vivian at SCLC's Black Student Summit, February 23, 1986
Date Created
1986-02-23
Description
Reverend C.T. Vivian is shown speaking to a group of students during the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Black Student Summit held in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Rev. C.T. Vivian, SCLC Board Member and chairman of Center of Democratic Renewal addresses capacity crowd students during workshop encouraging the development of young black youth leadership in the 80's. Rev. Vivian was one of the featured workshop speakers during SCLC's Black Student Summit 86'.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American youth--Education, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a press conference related to SCLC's boycotts of Winn-Dixie stores with his wife Evelyn sitting to his right (at left in photo) and SCLC staff members behind him. Two individuals (Brenda Davenport and Kim Miller) wear a shirt marking the first national holiday for the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking at a Press Conference, January 15, 1986
Date Created
1986-01-15
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a press conference related to SCLC's boycotts of Winn-Dixie stores with his wife Evelyn sitting to his right (at left in photo) and SCLC staff members behind him. Two individuals (Brenda Davenport and Kim Miller) wear a shirt marking the first national holiday for the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at the Butler Street YMCA Hungry Club Forum.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at the Butler Street YMCA Hungry Club Forum, circa 1985
Date Created
1984/1986
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at the Butler Street YMCA Hungry Club Forum.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph And Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo at an unknown event with a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. seen in the background.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Standing in Front of a Martin Luther King, Jr. Bust, circa 1986
Date Created
1983/1989
Description
Joseph And Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo at an unknown event with a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. seen in the background.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaks with Ralph D. Abernathy at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Observance event at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Ralph D. Abernathy at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Observance Event, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaks with Ralph D. Abernathy at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Observance event at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown standing together at an unidentified event that was part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Standing Together, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown standing together at an unidentified event that was part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff members E. Randel T. Osburn and Fred Taylor are shown laughing together at an unknown event that was part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
E. Randel T. Osburn and Fred Taylor Laughing Together, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff members E. Randel T. Osburn and Fred Taylor are shown laughing together at an unknown event that was part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to the press at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's three day holiday fast and prayer vigil held at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil was held to call attention to the high rate of homelessness and joblessness in the United States. Dick Gregory, Andrew Young, and Fred Taylor (behind Lowery on the right) are in the background.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Holiday Fast and Prayer Vigil, December 1982
Date Created
1982-12
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to the press at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's three day holiday fast and prayer vigil held at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil was held to call attention to the high rate of homelessness and joblessness in the United States. Dick Gregory, Andrew Young, and Fred Taylor (behind Lowery on the right) are in the background.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with his eyes closed and his head bowed at a Pilgrimage to Washington event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With His Eyes Closed Holding His Bowed Head, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with his eyes closed and his head bowed at a Pilgrimage to Washington 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
SCLC Kansas City Board of Directors are shown posing for a group photo during the Sixth Annual Black Achievement Dinner. Written on verso: Photograph #3 Kansas City Kansas/SCLC Board of Directors (Left to Right), Chester Owens, Thomas Bettis, Mike Saunders, Phyllis Henderson, Gerald Williams, Jackie Hampton, Mattie McCluney, Rev. Dr. Jesse L. Douglas, Verne Burleson, Back row: Reverend W.C. West, Chairman, Rev. Nelson Thompson, President, and Rev. Emanuel Cleaver. See pages 50-53 of the August-September 1981 SCLC Magazine for more information: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07019.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group Photo of the SCLC Kansas City Board of Directors, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
SCLC Kansas City Board of Directors are shown posing for a group photo during the Sixth Annual Black Achievement Dinner. Written on verso: Photograph #3 Kansas City Kansas/SCLC Board of Directors (Left to Right), Chester Owens, Thomas Bettis, Mike Saunders, Phyllis Henderson, Gerald Williams, Jackie Hampton, Mattie McCluney, Rev. Dr. Jesse L. Douglas, Verne Burleson, Back row: Reverend W.C. West, Chairman, Rev. Nelson Thompson, President, and Rev. Emanuel Cleaver. See pages 50-53 of the August-September 1981 SCLC Magazine for more information: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07019.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership, Meetings, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford leads a press conference surrounded by Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) leadership and staff, including Reverend Jesse Jackson (on Ford's right) and SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (on Ford's left).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford With SCLC Members at a Press Conference, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford leads a press conference surrounded by Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) leadership and staff, including Reverend Jesse Jackson (on Ford's right) and SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (on Ford's left).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership, African American mayors, Interviews
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery (at center), the founder and convener of SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., is presented with an award from Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC Board Chairman Walter E. Fauntroy.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Walter E. Fauntroy, circa 1981
Date Created
1980/1982
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery (at center), the founder and convener of SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., is presented with an award from Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC Board Chairman Walter E. Fauntroy.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown alongside Rosa Parks and Walter E. Fauntroy presenting Fred Taylor with the Rosa Parks Award during SCLC's 23rd Annual Convention. Written on verso: Cleveland '80
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Presenting Fred Taylor With the Rosa Parks Award, August 1980
Date Created
1980-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown alongside Rosa Parks and Walter E. Fauntroy presenting Fred Taylor with the Rosa Parks Award during SCLC's 23rd Annual Convention. Written on verso: Cleveland '80
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American leadership, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Joseph E. Lowery holds an award plaque that was presented to him at the National Conference of Black Mayors Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, April 1980
Date Created
1980-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Joseph E. Lowery holds an award plaque that was presented to him at the National Conference of Black Mayors Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown walking down the steps of the Alabama State Capitol building with others, including John Nettles (second from right, behind another individual lower on the steps).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Walking Down the Steps of the Alabama State Capitol, circa 1980
Date Created
1978/1982
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown walking down the steps of the Alabama State Capitol building with others, including John Nettles (second from right, behind another individual lower on the steps).
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
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