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 receives a kiss at the 5th Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament. Written on verso: SCLC Magazine publisher Steven Blood plants a kiss on Mrs. Lowery as he receives 1st place in his flight.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
5th Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, 1988
Date Created
1988
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery receives a kiss at the 5th Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament. Written on verso: SCLC Magazine publisher Steven Blood plants a kiss on Mrs. Lowery as he receives 1st place in his flight.
Subject
African American women, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with a winner of the 5th Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
5th Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, 1988
Date Created
1988
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with a winner of the 5th Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
Subject
African American women, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery (second from right) poses for a photo with four other men at a Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, circa 1988
Date Created
1987/1989
Description
Joseph E. Lowery (second from right) poses for a photo with four other men at a Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
Subject
African American men, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting the Drum Major for Justice Award in Sports to Richard Dent while Ron Sailor watches. Written on verso: Richard Dent was also honored for team spirit. Ron Sailor joins President Lowery in presentation.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
7th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1986
Date Created
1986-04-04
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting the Drum Major for Justice Award in Sports to Richard Dent while Ron Sailor watches. Written on verso: Richard Dent was also honored for team spirit. Ron Sailor joins President Lowery in presentation.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events, Sports, African American athletes
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC staff member Ron Green pose for a photo with members of the Korean Merchants Association during the Third Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament. Written on verso: Members of the Korean Merchants Assoc. join Dr. Lowery and staffer Rev. Ron Green at the 3rd Annual Golf Tournement [sic].
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
3rd Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, 1986
Date Created
1986
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC staff member Ron Green pose for a photo with members of the Korean Merchants Association during the Third Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament. Written on verso: Members of the Korean Merchants Assoc. join Dr. Lowery and staffer Rev. Ron Green at the 3rd Annual Golf Tournement [sic].
Subject
African American men, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with the first place winner of the 2nd Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament. Written on verso: Carribean [sic] Cruise Winner - John Johnson of Dalton, Ga. takes first prize in 1985 Drum Major for Justice Golf Tournament. Johnson won an all expense paid cruise to the Bahamas courtesy of Franson International Tours.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
2nd Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, April 1985
Date Created
1985-04
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery pose for a photo with the first place winner of the 2nd Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament. Written on verso: Carribean [sic] Cruise Winner - John Johnson of Dalton, Ga. takes first prize in 1985 Drum Major for Justice Golf Tournament. Johnson won an all expense paid cruise to the Bahamas courtesy of Franson International Tours.
Subject
African American women, African American men, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery announces the winners of the 2nd Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament. Written on verso: Announcing The Winners - Mrs. Evelyn Lowery, National Convener of SCLC/WOMEN announces the winners of each flight in the 2nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Golf Tournament.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
2nd Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, April 1985
Date Created
1985-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery announces the winners of the 2nd Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament. Written on verso: Announcing The Winners - Mrs. Evelyn Lowery, National Convener of SCLC/WOMEN announces the winners of each flight in the 2nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Golf Tournament.
Subject
African American women, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery (second from left) and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. President Evelyn G. Lowery (fourth from left) pose with winners of the 1985 Drum Major For Justice Golf Tournament.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Stand With Winners of the Drum Major For Justice Golf Tournament, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery (second from left) and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. President Evelyn G. Lowery (fourth from left) pose with winners of the 1985 Drum Major For Justice Golf Tournament.
Subject
African American men, African American women, Sports
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Quentin Bradford, Evelyn G. Lowery, Carolyn Watson, and Andrew Young observe a tennis match during the first annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Open Tennis Tournament. More details about the tennis tournament can be found on pages 82-83 of the August-September 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07390. Written on verso: Watching The Action -- Quentin Bradford, SCLC National Communications Director (left), Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery, National Convener of SCLC/WOMEN; Carolyn Watson, SCLC/WOMEN and Mayor Andrew Young watch some of the tennis action.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Quentin Bradford, Evelyn, G. Lowery, Carolyn Watson, and Andrew Young, 1985
Date Created
1985
Description
Quentin Bradford, Evelyn G. Lowery, Carolyn Watson, and Andrew Young observe a tennis match during the first annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Open Tennis Tournament. More details about the tennis tournament can be found on pages 82-83 of the August-September 1985 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07390. Written on verso: Watching The Action -- Quentin Bradford, SCLC National Communications Director (left), Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery, National Convener of SCLC/WOMEN; Carolyn Watson, SCLC/WOMEN and Mayor Andrew Young watch some of the tennis action.
Subject
African American women, African American men, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery sits in a meeting with Rankin Smith, the owner of the Atlanta Falcons, and others.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With Rankin Smith, circa 1986
Date Created
1984/1988
Description
Joseph E. Lowery sits in a meeting with Rankin Smith, the owner of the Atlanta Falcons, and others.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American men, Sports
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with E. Randel T. Osburn (second from right) and two other unidentified people during a Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, circa 1984
Date Created
1984/1986
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with E. Randel T. Osburn (second from right) and two other unidentified people during a Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
Subject
African American women, African American men, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery at one of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament events.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, circa 1984
Date Created
1984/1986
Description
Joseph E. Lowery at one of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament events.
Subject
African American men, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Winners of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's first annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament pose with their trophies.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament Winners Pose With Their Trophies, April 1984
Date Created
1984-04
Description
Winners of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's first annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament pose with their trophies.
Subject
African American men, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses with others for a photo next to the trophies and prizes to be awarded during the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's First Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament held April 7-8, 1984 at Adams Park Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery With Others at the First Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, April 1984
Date Created
1984-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses with others for a photo next to the trophies and prizes to be awarded during the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's First Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament held April 7-8, 1984 at Adams Park Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African American women, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Carolyn Watson and Evelyn G. Lowery pose for a group photo with attendees and participants of the 1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, April 1984
Date Created
1984-04
Description
Carolyn Watson and Evelyn G. Lowery pose for a group photo with attendees and participants of the 1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
Subject
African American women, African American men, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Carolyn Watson, Evelyn G. Lowery, and others pose for a photo with the winners of the 1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, April 1984
Date Created
1984-04
Description
Carolyn Watson, Evelyn G. Lowery, and others pose for a photo with the winners of the 1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
Subject
African American women, African American men, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Four winners stands with trophies at the 1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, April 1984
Date Created
1984-04
Description
Four winners stands with trophies at the 1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
Subject
African American men, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Carolyn Watson, Evelyn G. Lowery, and others pose for a photo with the winners of the 1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament, April 1984
Date Created
1984-04
Description
Carolyn Watson, Evelyn G. Lowery, and others pose for a photo with the winners of the 1st Annual Drum Major For Justice Amateur Golf Tournament.
Subject
African American women, African American men, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of MLK Fun Run Festival participants enjoy a shower of water from a fire truck.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of MLK Fun Run Festival Participants Enjoy a Shower From a Fire Truck, circa 1986
Date Created
1983/1989
Description
A group of MLK Fun Run Festival participants enjoy a shower of water from a fire truck.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American women, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with other MLK Fun Run Festival participants. Alonzo Herndon Stadium is seen in the background.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery With MLK Fun Run Festival Participants, circa 1986
Date Created
1983/1989
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery poses for a photo with other MLK Fun Run Festival participants. Alonzo Herndon Stadium is seen in the background.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African American women, Sports, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series