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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A group of women stand in line on the stage at the Global Peace Festival in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Global Peace Festival, August 9, 2008
Date Created
2008-08-09
Description
A group of women stand in line on the stage at the Global Peace Festival in Washington, D.C.
Subject
African American women, Human rights, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group photo of Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (third and fourth from right) with others at a Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta banquet event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Banquet, October 2, 2005
Date Created
2005-10-02
Description
A group photo of Joseph and Evelyn Lowery (third and fourth from right) with others at a Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta banquet event.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery speaks at a Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta banquet event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Banquet, October 2, 2005
Date Created
2005-10-02
Description
Joseph E. Lowery speaks at a Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta banquet event.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn and Joseph Lowery (second and fifth from left, respectively) pose for a photo with Remy Martin representatives while holding a check made out to the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda Event, September 24, 2004
Date Created
2004-09-24
Description
Evelyn and Joseph Lowery (second and fifth from left, respectively) pose for a photo with Remy Martin representatives while holding a check made out to the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A check for $5,000 is presented to Joseph E. Lowery, Chair of the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda, by representatives from Remy Martin.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda Event, September 24, 2004
Date Created
2004-09-24
Description
A check for $5,000 is presented to Joseph E. Lowery, Chair of the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda, by representatives from Remy Martin.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Representatives from Remy Martin pose with Joseph E. Lowery, who holds an award plaque presented to him.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda Event, September 24, 2004
Date Created
2004-09-24
Description
Representatives from Remy Martin pose with Joseph E. Lowery, who holds an award plaque presented to him.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Juanita Abernathy stands by her marker on the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame while holding a recognition plaque.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame Commemoration Event, September 2004
Date Created
2004-09
Description
Juanita Abernathy stands by her marker on the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame while holding a recognition plaque.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery stands by her marker on the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame while posing for a photo.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame Commemoration Event, September 2004
Date Created
2004-09
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery stands by her marker on the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame while posing for a photo.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Attendees of the commemoration event marking the opening of the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame pose for a photo. People in the photo include, in the first row, beginning second from the left: Juanita Abernathy, Joseph E. Lowery, Xernona Clayton, and Evelyn G. Lowery. In the second row, Reverend Jesse Jackson stands behind Joseph E. Lowery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame Commemoration Event, September 2004
Date Created
2004-09
Description
Attendees of the commemoration event marking the opening of the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame pose for a photo. People in the photo include, in the first row, beginning second from the left: Juanita Abernathy, Joseph E. Lowery, Xernona Clayton, and Evelyn G. Lowery. In the second row, Reverend Jesse Jackson stands behind Joseph E. Lowery.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with a stone marker for the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame Commemoration Event, September 2004
Date Created
2004-09
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with a stone marker for the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with a stone marker for the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame Commemoration Event, September 2004
Date Created
2004-09
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with a stone marker for the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown in attendance at the commemoration event marking the opening of the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame Commemoration Event, September 2004
Date Created
2004-09
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown in attendance at the commemoration event marking the opening of the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery marches arm-in-arm with his wife Evelyn (at right) and others to mark the renaming of Ashby Street to Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard Road Dedication, October 2001
Date Created
2001-10
Description
Joseph E. Lowery marches arm-in-arm with his wife Evelyn (at right) and others to mark the renaming of Ashby Street to Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery marches arm-in-arm with his wife Evelyn (at right) and others to mark the renaming of Ashby Street to Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard Road Dedication, October 2001
Date Created
2001-10
Description
Joseph E. Lowery marches arm-in-arm with his wife Evelyn (at right) and others to mark the renaming of Ashby Street to Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Former South African president Nelson Mandela is shown standing at a banquet event. At left in the photo stands Evelyn G. Lowery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Nelson Mandela Banquet, circa 2005
Date Created
2000/2010
Description
Former South African president Nelson Mandela is shown standing at a banquet event. At left in the photo stands Evelyn G. Lowery.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Africa
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Dorothy Height and Evelyn G. Lowery pose for a photo at the 21st Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Award dinner. Written on verso: Dr. Dorothy Height
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dorothy Height and Evelyn G. Lowery, April 5, 2000
Date Created
2000-04-05
Description
Dr. Dorothy Height and Evelyn G. Lowery pose for a photo at the 21st Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Award dinner. Written on verso: Dr. Dorothy Height
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery sit in a booth at a restaurant in Heidelberg, Germany. The Lowerys were in Heidelberg to attend the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Martin Luther King, Jr. International Commemoration in Heidelberg, Germany, 1999
Date Created
1999
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery sit in a booth at a restaurant in Heidelberg, Germany. The Lowerys were in Heidelberg to attend the NAACP's 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. international commemoration at the University of Heidelberg.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown posing for a picture during a vacation.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery on Vacation, circa 1998
Date Created
1995/2001
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown posing for a picture during a vacation.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American civil rights workers, Travel
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown posing for a photo during a vacation.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery On a Beach, circa 1998
Date Created
1995/2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown posing for a photo during a vacation.
Subject
African American women, African American civil rights workers, Travel
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Reverend Fred Taylor are shown sharing a laugh as they address adult and youth participants during the SCLC/WOMEN Civil Rights Heritage Tour at Jimmie Lee Jackson's gravesite.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and Others at Jimmie Lee Jackson Gravesite, circa 1996
Date Created
1995/1997
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and Reverend Fred Taylor are shown sharing a laugh as they address adult and youth participants during the SCLC/WOMEN Civil Rights Heritage Tour at Jimmie Lee Jackson's gravesite.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American women, African American men, Special events, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series