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 standing besides SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.'s "Stop the Killing, End the Violence" memorial quilt.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Memorial Quilt, circa 1994
Date Created
1994/1995
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown standing besides SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.'s "Stop the Killing, End the Violence" memorial quilt.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American children, Crime, Gun control
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown standing besides SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.'s "Stop the Killing, End the Violence" memorial quilt.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Memorial Quilt, circa 1994
Date Created
1994/1995
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown standing besides SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.'s "Stop the Killing, End the Violence" memorial quilt.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events, Crime, Gun control
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Leadership members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including Spiver Gordon, John Nettles, and Joseph E. Lowery, leads demonstrators in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Nettles, Joseph E. Lowery, and Others Marching in Response to Police Killings in Eufaula, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Leadership members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including Spiver Gordon, John Nettles, and Joseph E. Lowery, leads demonstrators in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of demonstrators, including Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership members (at right in the photo) are shown holding "Sacred Rights Pilgrimage" banners.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Demonstrators Hold "Sacred Rights Pilgrimage" Banners, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
A group of demonstrators, including Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership members (at right in the photo) are shown holding "Sacred Rights Pilgrimage" banners.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd in Eufaula, Alabama to kick off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march that lasted one week and stretched 330 miles from Eufaula to Montgomery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks in Eufaula, Alabama to Kick Off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd in Eufaula, Alabama to kick off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march that lasted one week and stretched 330 miles from Eufaula to Montgomery.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (in center of photo, at podium), addresses a crowd in front of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Lowery's address was, in part, in response to the killings of Hamp Russaw and Anthony Russaw by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking to a Crowd of Demonstrators in Front of the Alabama State Capitol, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (in center of photo, at podium), addresses a crowd in front of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Lowery's address was, in part, in response to the killings of Hamp Russaw and Anthony Russaw by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery addresses marchers from the hood of car during the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Addressing Demonstrators While Standing on a Car Hood Next to John Nettles, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery addresses marchers from the hood of car during the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd in Eufaula, Alabama to kick off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march that lasted one week and stretched 330 miles from Eufaula to Montgomery.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks in Eufaula, Alabama to Kick Off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to a crowd in Eufaula, Alabama to kick off the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage march that lasted one week and stretched 330 miles from Eufaula to Montgomery.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Leadership members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including John Nettles, Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Spiver Gordon, lead demonstrators in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC Leadership Marches With Demonstrators During the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Leadership members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including John Nettles, Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Spiver Gordon, lead demonstrators in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery meets with Georgia state representative J.C. Daugherty and House Speaker Tom Murphy to talk about the beating of Warren Cokley in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Written on verso: Lowery and Georgia Representative J.C. Daugherty meet with House Speaker Tom Murphy regarding the terrorism in Murphy's home county.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Meeting With Georgia House Speaker Tom Murphy, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery meets with Georgia state representative J.C. Daugherty and House Speaker Tom Murphy to talk about the beating of Warren Cokley in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Written on verso: Lowery and Georgia Representative J.C. Daugherty meet with House Speaker Tom Murphy regarding the terrorism in Murphy's home county.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Crime
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown marching in Eufaula, Alabama to protest policy brutality in response to the killings of Hamp Russaw and Anthony Russaw by police officers.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of Demonstrators at the Eufaula March, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Demonstrators are shown marching in Eufaula, Alabama to protest policy brutality in response to the killings of Hamp Russaw and Anthony Russaw by police officers.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A child is shown holding a protest sign that reads "Don't Buy in Eufaula".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Child Holds a "Don't Buy in Eufaula" Sign During the Eufaula March, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
A child is shown holding a protest sign that reads "Don't Buy in Eufaula".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of demonstrators are shown standing around a casket with protest signs, one of which reads "We Don't Need A Racist Mayor So Beat It Emory Folmar".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Demonstrators Stand Around a Casket With Protest Signs, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
A group of demonstrators are shown standing around a casket with protest signs, one of which reads "We Don't Need A Racist Mayor So Beat It Emory Folmar".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Three women are shown sitting, with one of them holding a protest sign that reads "We Deserve The Right To Live!!" The women were marching in Eufaula, Alabama to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Three Women Sit With a Protest Sign at the Eufaula March, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Three women are shown sitting, with one of them holding a protest sign that reads "We Deserve The Right To Live!!" The women were marching in Eufaula, Alabama to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, African American women
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of unidentified men walk down a street carrying a casket while others, including a woman in wheelchair, follow behind them.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Unidentified Men March Down a Street Carrying a Casket, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
A group of unidentified men walk down a street carrying a casket while others, including a woman in wheelchair, follow behind them.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown holding protest signs as part of a march to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Demonstrators Holding Protest Signs During the Eufaula March, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Demonstrators are shown holding protest signs as part of a march to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown walking down a street in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama. Several demonstrators hold a banner that reads "Concerned Ministers For Human Rights".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of Demonstrators Marching With a "Concerned Ministers for Human Rights" Banner, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Demonstrators are shown walking down a street in a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers in Eufaula, Alabama. Several demonstrators hold a banner that reads "Concerned Ministers For Human Rights".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member John Nettles addresses a crowd of demonstrators gathered to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Nettles Addressing a Crowd of Demonstrators, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff member John Nettles addresses a crowd of demonstrators gathered to protest the killing of the Russaw brothers by police in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Crime, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Four young boys are shown sitting in a church pew during the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families. Written on verso: SCLC/WOMEN's National Candle Light Prayer Service - April 5, 1981 to Strengthen the Family & the Healing of the Nation
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Young Boys Sitting in a Church Pew During the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service, April 5,
Date Created
1981-04-05
Description
Four young boys are shown sitting in a church pew during the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families. Written on verso: SCLC/WOMEN's National Candle Light Prayer Service - April 5, 1981 to Strengthen the Family & the Healing of the Nation
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman is shown handing a cloth to a woman at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service held during the three day Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial observance in April 1981. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Unidentified Woman Handing a Cloth to a Woman at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service, April 5,
Date Created
1981-04-05
Description
An unidentified woman is shown handing a cloth to a woman at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service held during the three day Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial observance in April 1981. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families.
Subject
African American women, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series