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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Reverend John Nettles, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Alabama chapter, testifies at a voting rights hearing held in Greensboro, Alabama. Written on verso: Alabamians Testify -- Rev. John Nettles, president of the Alabama SCLC chapter, testifies at the Greensboro hearing on voting rights violations, and states that his office receives "numerous complaints from throughout Alabama about inequities relating to the accessibility of voter registrars" to blacks wishing to register to vote.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Nettles Testifies at a Voting Rights Hearing in Greensboro, Alabama, February 9, 1982
Date Created
1982-02-09
Description
Reverend John Nettles, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Alabama chapter, testifies at a voting rights hearing held in Greensboro, Alabama. Written on verso: Alabamians Testify -- Rev. John Nettles, president of the Alabama SCLC chapter, testifies at the Greensboro hearing on voting rights violations, and states that his office receives "numerous complaints from throughout Alabama about inequities relating to the accessibility of voter registrars" to blacks wishing to register to vote.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Voting, Voter registration
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Spiver Gordon is shown testifying at a voting rights hearing held at the Hale County Courthouse in Greensboro, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Spiver Gordon Testifying at a Voting Rights Hearing in Greensboro, Alabama, February 9, 1982
Date Created
1982-02-09
Description
Spiver Gordon is shown testifying at a voting rights hearing held at the Hale County Courthouse in Greensboro, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Voting, Voter registration
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A protester holds a sign that states "From USA to South Africa - Same Struggle - Same Problems - Black Genocide!!" during the Carrollton to Montgomery March as it passed through Greensboro, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Protester Holds a Sign During a March in Greensboro, Alabama, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
A protester holds a sign that states "From USA to South Africa - Same Struggle - Same Problems - Black Genocide!!" during the Carrollton to Montgomery March as it passed through Greensboro, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series