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 Southern Company stockholders are shown protesting against the purchase of South African coal. Written on verso: Even stockholders join SCLC picket lines against purchase of South African coal.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Company Stockholders Protest Against the Purchase of South African Coal, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
A group of Southern Company stockholders are shown protesting against the purchase of South African coal. Written on verso: Even stockholders join SCLC picket lines against purchase of South African coal.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Apartheid, International relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown demonstrating with other individuals against Southern Company's purchase of South African coal.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Others Protest Southern Company's Purchase of South African Coal, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown demonstrating with other individuals against Southern Company's purchase of South African coal.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, International relations, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Georgia Price and others in the picket line during a protest against Southern Company's purchasing of South African coal. For more details, see page 47 of the August-September 1986 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07030. Written on verso: Civil Rights Veteran Georgia Price comes out of semi retirement to join protest against "most deadly system in the world".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Georgia Price and Others at an Anti-Apartheid March , 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Georgia Price and others in the picket line during a protest against Southern Company's purchasing of South African coal. For more details, see page 47 of the August-September 1986 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07030. Written on verso: Civil Rights Veteran Georgia Price comes out of semi retirement to join protest against "most deadly system in the world".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Apartheid, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Brenda Davenport is shown leading demonstrators in a picket line protesting Southern Company's purchasing of South African coal. Written on verso: Brenda Davenport, SCLC Youth Coordinator leads picketers in chant.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Brenda Davenport Leads Demonstrators in an Anti-Apartheid March, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Brenda Davenport is shown leading demonstrators in a picket line protesting Southern Company's purchasing of South African coal. Written on verso: Brenda Davenport, SCLC Youth Coordinator leads picketers in chant.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Apartheid, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A young boy is shown holding a sign that reads "Keep Americans Working - Buy American Mined Coal" during a protest against Southern Company's purchasing of South African coal. Written on verso: SCLC Youth against apartheid
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Young Boy Protesting at an Anti-Apartheid March, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
A young boy is shown holding a sign that reads "Keep Americans Working - Buy American Mined Coal" during a protest against Southern Company's purchasing of South African coal. Written on verso: SCLC Youth against apartheid
Subject
Demonstrations, Apartheid, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Civil rights, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fred Taylor is shown singing freedom songs to kick off a demonstration to protest Southern Company's purchase of South African coal. Written on verso: SCLC Coordinator of Direct Action, Rev. Fred D. Taylor leads Freedom songs to kick off demonstration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fred Taylor Leads Southern Company Protest, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Fred Taylor is shown singing freedom songs to kick off a demonstration to protest Southern Company's purchase of South African coal. Written on verso: SCLC Coordinator of Direct Action, Rev. Fred D. Taylor leads Freedom songs to kick off demonstration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations, Apartheid
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Hamid Taki and Jim Zogby speak during a panel discussion that was part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's third Public Policy Symposium. Written on verso: Dr. Hamid Taki, professor of political science at Morehouse College (right), discusses the determined fight for liberation on the part of black South Africans during SCLC's third public policy symposium. Jim Zogby, (left), director of the Palestinian Human Rights Committee, shares international panel discussion with Dr. Taki.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Hamid Taki Speaking at the 3rd SCLC Public Policy Symposium, March 1981
Date Created
1981-03
Description
Dr. Hamid Taki and Jim Zogby speak during a panel discussion that was part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's third Public Policy Symposium. Written on verso: Dr. Hamid Taki, professor of political science at Morehouse College (right), discusses the determined fight for liberation on the part of black South Africans during SCLC's third public policy symposium. Jim Zogby, (left), director of the Palestinian Human Rights Committee, shares international panel discussion with Dr. Taki.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Meetings, Apartheid, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series