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 and other demonstrators hold protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and other demonstrators hold protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators picket outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Demonstrators picket outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Evelyn Occhino holding a protest sign outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Evelyn Occhino holding a protest sign outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified man while holding protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with an unidentified man while holding protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery stand with two other demonstrators holding protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery stand with two other demonstrators holding protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and other demonstrators sit and stand with protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Joseph E. Lowery and other demonstrators sit and stand with protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and other demonstrators sit and stand with protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Joseph E. Lowery and other demonstrators sit and stand with protest signs outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery holds a protest sign that reads "Racism Lives Here" as she pickets outside the William Morris Agency office in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at William Morris Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery holds a protest sign that reads "Racism Lives Here" as she pickets outside the William Morris Agency office in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators picket inside the lobby of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Demonstrators picket inside the lobby of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators picket outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at Beverly Hills, California Creative Artists Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Demonstrators picket outside of the Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery stands with other demonstrators holding signs to protest the actions of the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at William Morris Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Joseph E. Lowery stands with other demonstrators holding signs to protest the actions of the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and other demonstrators hold protest signs outside of the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protest at William Morris Agency, circa 1999
Date Created
1999/2001
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and other demonstrators hold protest signs outside of the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, California.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Ku Klux Klan robe in an exhibit case.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Civil Rights Heritage Tour, circa 1999
Date Created
1997/2001
Description
A Ku Klux Klan robe in an exhibit case.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Education, Race discrimination, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A scanned and printed image of a newspaper clipping featuring Evelyn G. Lowery speaking next to the Viola Liuzzo memorial monument, which is vandalized with the painting of a Confederate flag.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Civil Rights Heritage Tour: Vandalized Viola Liuzzo Memorial, circa 1997
Date Created
1996/1998
Description
A scanned and printed image of a newspaper clipping featuring Evelyn G. Lowery speaking next to the Viola Liuzzo memorial monument, which is vandalized with the painting of a Confederate flag.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery , Johnnie Carr, and others bow their heads at the Viola Liuzzo memorial monument, which is vandalized with the painting of a Confederate flag.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Civil Rights Heritage Tour: Vandalized Viola Liuzzo Memorial, circa 1997
Date Created
1996/1998
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery , Johnnie Carr, and others bow their heads at the Viola Liuzzo memorial monument, which is vandalized with the painting of a Confederate flag.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery and three other individuals stand around the Viola Liuzzo memorial monument, which is vandalized with the painting of a Confederate flag.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Civil Rights Heritage Tour: Vandalized Viola Liuzzo Memorial, circa 1997
Date Created
1996/1998
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery and three other individuals stand around the Viola Liuzzo memorial monument, which is vandalized with the painting of a Confederate flag.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks next to the Viola Liuzzo memorial monument, which is vandalized with the painting of a Confederate flag. Dr. Gwendolyn M. Patton stands at left in the photo.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Civil Rights Heritage Tour: Vandalized Viola Liuzzo Memorial, circa 1997
Date Created
1996/1998
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery speaks next to the Viola Liuzzo memorial monument, which is vandalized with the painting of a Confederate flag. Dr. Gwendolyn M. Patton stands at left in the photo.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown holding a "Colored Women" sign during an event at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. headquarter building in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery Holding a "Colored Women" Sign, circa 1995
Date Created
1995/1999
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown holding a "Colored Women" sign during an event at the SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. headquarter building in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American civil rights workers, African American women, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown holding a "Colored Waiting Room" sign from the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series Featured Images
Evelyn G. Lowery Holding a "Colored Waiting Room" Sign, circa 1995
Date Created
1995/1999
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown holding a "Colored Waiting Room" sign from the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway.
Subject
African American women, African American women social reformers, African American civil rights workers, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series, Featured Images
A banner hangs on the side of fence at a residence celebrating the release of Nelson Mandela from prison.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Banner Celebrating Nelson Mandela's Release From Prison, circa 1990
Date Created
1990/1991
Description
A banner hangs on the side of fence at a residence celebrating the release of Nelson Mandela from prison.
Subject
Apartheid, Africa, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series