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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Dorothy Meeks and Tammala Rice are shown speaking at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Black Student Summit. Written on verso: Dorothy Meeks and Tammala Rice students at Spelman College responds after viewing the controversial CBS produced The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America. The students talked about how the college community must be involved in the community which surrounds them.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dorothy Meeks and Tammala Rice Speak at SCLC's Black Student Summit, February 23, 1986
Date Created
1986-02-23
Description
Dorothy Meeks and Tammala Rice are shown speaking at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Black Student Summit. Written on verso: Dorothy Meeks and Tammala Rice students at Spelman College responds after viewing the controversial CBS produced The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America. The students talked about how the college community must be involved in the community which surrounds them.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students, African American youth--Education, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Brenda Davenport is shown speaking with a college student (center) at an unknown event. Written on verso: Youth Leaders -- Brenda Davenport, SCLC's Youth/Student Director and a graduate of Shaw University is joined by Kim Miller, Associate Director and graduate of Howard University, in stressing the importance of black colleges to _____ _____.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Brenda Davenport Speaking With a College Student, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Brenda Davenport is shown speaking with a college student (center) at an unknown event. Written on verso: Youth Leaders -- Brenda Davenport, SCLC's Youth/Student Director and a graduate of Shaw University is joined by Kim Miller, Associate Director and graduate of Howard University, in stressing the importance of black colleges to _____ _____.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American youth--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
College students march on a street in Atlanta, Georgia on Black College Day. Written on verso: Police escorts clear the way for a crowd of young black college students that stretched for more than a block.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day March in Atlanta, Georgia, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
College students march on a street in Atlanta, Georgia on Black College Day. Written on verso: Police escorts clear the way for a crowd of young black college students that stretched for more than a block.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
College students and Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member Frederick Moore hold signs and banners during a Black College Day march in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Long time staff member Frederick Moore joins a line of chanting cheering college students on the speaker's platform of Woodruff Park in Atlanta.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day March in Atlanta, Georgia, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
College students and Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member Frederick Moore hold signs and banners during a Black College Day march in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Long time staff member Frederick Moore joins a line of chanting cheering college students on the speaker's platform of Woodruff Park in Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fulton County Sheriff Richard Lankford speaks to students about drug abuse during a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Sheriff of Fulton County Richard Langford [sic] shared his beliefs on drug abuse with students from West Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day March in Atlanta, Georgia, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
Fulton County Sheriff Richard Lankford speaks to students about drug abuse during a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Sheriff of Fulton County Richard Langford [sic] shared his beliefs on drug abuse with students from West Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students, Drug abuse
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member Brenda Davenport marches with students during a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Brenda Davenport, Fred Taylor and Kim Miller lead the way and the chants.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day March in Atlanta, Georgia, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member Brenda Davenport marches with students during a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: Brenda Davenport, Fred Taylor and Kim Miller lead the way and the chants.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson shake hands as Jesse Jackson and Atlanta University Center students look on. Written on verso: Black College Day -- SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (right) shares happy moment with Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, who read proclamation making September 28th "Black College Day in Atlanta." Looking on are Rev. Jesse Jackson, president of Operation PUSH, and student leaders from the Atlanta University Center.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Maynard Jackson Shaking Hands At Black College Day Proclamation, September 28, 1981
Date Created
1981-09-28
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson shake hands as Jesse Jackson and Atlanta University Center students look on. Written on verso: Black College Day -- SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (right) shares happy moment with Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, who read proclamation making September 28th "Black College Day in Atlanta." Looking on are Rev. Jesse Jackson, president of Operation PUSH, and student leaders from the Atlanta University Center.
Subject
African American students, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, African American civil rights workers
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Alabama State University student with a "ASU - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" sign is shown leading other ASU students in a march.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Alabama State University Students Protesting, April 1981
Date Created
1981-04
Description
An Alabama State University student with a "ASU - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" sign is shown leading other ASU students in a march.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, College students, African American students, African American universities and colleges
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of college students are shown attending a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of College Students at a Black College Day Event, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
A crowd of college students are shown attending a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American students, African American youth--Education
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man speaks at a press conference outdoors in Atlanta, Georgia in front of a crowd of young adults.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day in Atlanta, Georgia, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
An unidentified man speaks at a press conference outdoors in Atlanta, Georgia in front of a crowd of young adults.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of college students gather on a street during Black College Day in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day in Atlanta, Georgia, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
A crowd of college students gather on a street during Black College Day in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (at podium) addresses a crowd of college students at a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day in Atlanta, Georgia, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (at podium) addresses a crowd of college students at a Black College Day event in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) staff members Albert Love and Fred Taylor are shown standing with two officers from the Atlanta University Center chapter of the SCLC. Written on verso: Rev. Albert Love (left), administrative assistant to SCLC President Dr. Joseph E. Lowery and Rev. Fred Taylor (second from right), director of chapter and affiliates for SCLC, share a laugh with Pam Moore and Clayton Williams following a meeting they hosted as officers of the Atlanta University Center chapter of SCLC.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Albert Love and Fred Taylor With Officers of the Atlanta University Center SCLC Chapter, circa 1980
Date Created
1980/1981
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) staff members Albert Love and Fred Taylor are shown standing with two officers from the Atlanta University Center chapter of the SCLC. Written on verso: Rev. Albert Love (left), administrative assistant to SCLC President Dr. Joseph E. Lowery and Rev. Fred Taylor (second from right), director of chapter and affiliates for SCLC, share a laugh with Pam Moore and Clayton Williams following a meeting they hosted as officers of the Atlanta University Center chapter of SCLC.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American students, African American universities and colleges, Associations, institutions, etc.
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta University Center students are shown posing in front of Paschal Brothers Motor Hotel. Written on verso: Atlanta University Center students pause for a picture outside the Pascal [sic] Brothers Motor Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia following a meeting with the Atlanta University chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The group met to consider how they can strengthen the role of college students in solving community problems as well as those related to their college experiences. (Left to Right) are Michael Holmes of Morehouse, Yolanda Thompson of Clark College, Vivian Fannings of Spelman College, Freida Brown of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), Clayton Williams of Morehouse and also president of the SCLC chapter, Pam Moore of Spelman who is past president of the chapter and current National SCLC board member, Lorrita Tucker of Morris Brown College, Carolita Jones of Spelman College, Tina Miles of ITC, Jerome Prather of Morris Brown College and Earl Wiggins of Morehouse College.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta University Center Students Standing Outside of Paschal Brothers Motor Hotel, circa 1980
Date Created
1980/1981
Description
Atlanta University Center students are shown posing in front of Paschal Brothers Motor Hotel. Written on verso: Atlanta University Center students pause for a picture outside the Pascal [sic] Brothers Motor Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia following a meeting with the Atlanta University chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The group met to consider how they can strengthen the role of college students in solving community problems as well as those related to their college experiences. (Left to Right) are Michael Holmes of Morehouse, Yolanda Thompson of Clark College, Vivian Fannings of Spelman College, Freida Brown of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), Clayton Williams of Morehouse and also president of the SCLC chapter, Pam Moore of Spelman who is past president of the chapter and current National SCLC board member, Lorrita Tucker of Morris Brown College, Carolita Jones of Spelman College, Tina Miles of ITC, Jerome Prather of Morris Brown College and Earl Wiggins of Morehouse College.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American students, African American youth--Education, African American universities and colleges
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series