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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Evelyn G. Lowery is shown holding hands with others, including Maya Angelou (second from right), during the proceedings of the 13th Annual Drum Major For Justice Awards. More details about the awards ceremony can be found on pages 48-51 of the June-July 1992 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07049.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Maya Angelou and Others at the 13th Annual Drum Major For Justice Awards, April 1992
Date Created
1992-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown holding hands with others, including Maya Angelou (second from right), during the proceedings of the 13th Annual Drum Major For Justice Awards. More details about the awards ceremony can be found on pages 48-51 of the June-July 1992 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07049.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American leadership, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown talking with Coretta Scott King at a SCLC event. Evelyn G. Lowery sits to Lowery's left.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Conversing With Coretta Scott King at a SCLC Event circa 1986
Date Created
1983/1989
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown talking with Coretta Scott King at a SCLC event. Evelyn G. Lowery sits to Lowery's left.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown receiving a kiss from Altovise Davis. Written on verso: Ralph Abernathy gets kiss from Altovise Davis.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy Receiving a Kiss from Altovise Davis, April 1983
Date Created
1983-04
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy is shown receiving a kiss from Altovise Davis. Written on verso: Ralph Abernathy gets kiss from Altovise Davis.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Mary Harper is shown speaking at the 4th Southern Christian Leadership Conference Public Policy Symposium. Written on verso: Symposium Luncheon -- Ms. Mary Harper, president of the Georgia Coalition of Black Women, addresses the symposium's luncheon and pledges hundred of signatures to SCLC, advocating extension of the Voting Rights Act.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Mary Harper Speaking at the 4th SCLC Public Policy Symposium, November 1981
Date Created
1981-11
Description
Mary Harper is shown speaking at the 4th Southern Christian Leadership Conference Public Policy Symposium. Written on verso: Symposium Luncheon -- Ms. Mary Harper, president of the Georgia Coalition of Black Women, addresses the symposium's luncheon and pledges hundred of signatures to SCLC, advocating extension of the Voting Rights Act.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, African American leadership, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth, and an unidentified woman are shown posing for a picture.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ralph D. Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth, and an Unidentified Woman, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Ralph D. Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth, and an unidentified woman are shown posing for a picture.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American leadership, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series