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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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
Demonstrators are shown marching down a street in Montgomery, Alabama as part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators March Down a Street During the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage, June 1983
Date Created
1983-06
Description
Demonstrators are shown marching down a street in Montgomery, Alabama as part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Race discrimination
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
An unidentified woman holds a sign that reads "Join SCLC Woman Power" at a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers by police officers in Eufaula, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Unidentified Woman Holds a "Join SCLC Woman Power" Sign at a March, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
An unidentified woman holds a sign that reads "Join SCLC Woman Power" at a march prompted by the killing of the Russaw brothers by police officers in Eufaula, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, Race discrimination
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
A crowd of demonstrators are gathered as part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama. One demonstrator holds a sign protesting Emory Folmar, the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Crowd of Demonstrators With a "We Don't Need a Racist Mayor So Beat It Emory Folmar" Sign, 1983
Date Created
1983
Description
A crowd of demonstrators are gathered as part of the Sacred Rights Pilgrimage March from Eufaula to Montgomery, Alabama. One demonstrator holds a sign protesting Emory Folmar, the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Human rights, Demonstrations, 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