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 poses for a photo with Alexis Herman at the 15th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Herman was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award for Government.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
15th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1994
Date Created
1994-04-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with Alexis Herman at the 15th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Herman was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice Award for Government.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting a Drum Major for Justice Award in Government to U.S. Representative Parren Mitchell at the 1st Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
1st Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1980
Date Created
1980-04-04
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting a Drum Major for Justice Award in Government to U.S. Representative Parren Mitchell at the 1st Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Politics and government, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with award recipient Charles Rangel at the 22nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
22nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 7, 2001
Date Created
2001-04-07
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery poses for a photo with award recipient Charles Rangel at the 22nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
Subject
African American women, African Americans--Politics and government, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Jesse Jackson, E. Randel T. Osburn, C.T. Vivian, and others addressing a crowd at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
25th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, March 4, 1990
Date Created
1990-03-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown with Jesse Jackson, E. Randel T. Osburn, C.T. Vivian, and others addressing a crowd at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown holding a megaphone to address marchers at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March. SCLC staff member E. Randel T. Osburn is at right in the photo.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
25th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, March 4, 1990
Date Created
1990-03-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery is shown holding a megaphone to address marchers at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March. SCLC staff member E. Randel T. Osburn is at right in the photo.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Coretta Scott King is shown speaking at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
25th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, March 4, 1990
Date Created
1990-03-04
Description
Coretta Scott King is shown speaking at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators are shown marching with a banner in the middle of a highway during the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
25th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, March 4, 1990
Date Created
1990-03-04
Description
Demonstrators are shown marching with a banner in the middle of a highway during the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Raleigh Trammell is shown at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March. Written on verso: Rev. Raleigh Trammell, SCLC National Board Member, "studies the land" at the 25th Anniversary of the Selma - Montgomery March. He march all the way!
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
25th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, March 4, 1990
Date Created
1990-03-04
Description
Reverend Raleigh Trammell is shown at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March. Written on verso: Rev. Raleigh Trammell, SCLC National Board Member, "studies the land" at the 25th Anniversary of the Selma - Montgomery March. He march all the way!
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Junior High School students from Washington, D.C. are shown marching at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March. Written on verso: Jr. High School students from Washington, D.C. participated in the 25th Anniversary of the Selma - Montgomery March. Too young to remember, these students, marched all the way.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
25th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, March 4, 1990
Date Created
1990-03-04
Description
Junior High School students from Washington, D.C. are shown marching at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March. Written on verso: Jr. High School students from Washington, D.C. participated in the 25th Anniversary of the Selma - Montgomery March. Too young to remember, these students, marched all the way.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
From left to right in the first row (beginning fifth from the left), Dick Gregory, Martin Luther King, III, John Nettles, Coretta Scott King, Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Jesse Jackson lead demonstrators at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March. Written on verso: Marching up the streets of Montgomery headed to the state capitol on the 25th Anniversary of the Selma/Montgomery March. Leading the line Johnny Ford, student from Kelly Miller High School in D.C., Rev. John Alford President SCLC Dayton (?) Chapter, Rev. Raleigh Trammell, SCLC National Board Member, SCLC Board Member Dick Gregory, SCLC Board Member Martin Luther King, III, Regional V. Pres. Rev. John Nettles, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Joseph E. Lowery, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Melba Moore.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
25th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, March 4, 1990
Date Created
1990-03-04
Description
From left to right in the first row (beginning fifth from the left), Dick Gregory, Martin Luther King, III, John Nettles, Coretta Scott King, Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Jesse Jackson lead demonstrators at the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March. Written on verso: Marching up the streets of Montgomery headed to the state capitol on the 25th Anniversary of the Selma/Montgomery March. Leading the line Johnny Ford, student from Kelly Miller High School in D.C., Rev. John Alford President SCLC Dayton (?) Chapter, Rev. Raleigh Trammell, SCLC National Board Member, SCLC Board Member Dick Gregory, SCLC Board Member Martin Luther King, III, Regional V. Pres. Rev. John Nettles, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Joseph E. Lowery, Mrs. Evelyn Lowery, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Melba Moore.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting Judge Chauncey Eskridge with a Drum Major for Justice Award in Law and Justice at the 2nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: Judge Chauncey Eskridge, 1. received Drum Major Award during 2nd Annual Drum Major Awards Dinner. Judge Eskridge has been with the movement for many years and has given consistently of himself to various causes for justice.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
2nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1981
Date Created
1981-04-04
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting Judge Chauncey Eskridge with a Drum Major for Justice Award in Law and Justice at the 2nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: Judge Chauncey Eskridge, 1. received Drum Major Award during 2nd Annual Drum Major Awards Dinner. Judge Eskridge has been with the movement for many years and has given consistently of himself to various causes for justice.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Politics and government, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Walter E. Fauntroy are shown presenting the Drum Major for Justice Award in Government to Maynard Jackson during the 2nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: A jubilant Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson (right) accepts the award in government from SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery as SCLC Board Chairman Walter Fauntroy looks on.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
2nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1981
Date Created
1981-04-04
Description
Joseph E. Lowery and Walter E. Fauntroy are shown presenting the Drum Major for Justice Award in Government to Maynard Jackson during the 2nd Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: A jubilant Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson (right) accepts the award in government from SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery as SCLC Board Chairman Walter Fauntroy looks on.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Politics and government, African American mayors, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, City Council President Marvin Arrington, and Fulton County Commissioner A. Reginald Eaves are shown smiling during the 4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1983
Date Created
1983-04-04
Description
Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, City Council President Marvin Arrington, and Fulton County Commissioner A. Reginald Eaves are shown smiling during the 4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Politics and government, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Alabama state representatives Sundra Escott, Jarushia Thornton and Pat Davis are shown posing with their accepted Drum Major for Justice Awards in Government during the 4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. For more information see page 27 of the May-June 1983 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07023.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1983
Date Created
1983-04-04
Description
Alabama state representatives Sundra Escott, Jarushia Thornton and Pat Davis are shown posing with their accepted Drum Major for Justice Awards in Government during the 4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. For more information see page 27 of the May-June 1983 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07023.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Politics and government, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Georgia state senator Georgia M. Powers and North Carolina state representative Annie Brown Kennedy and Louisiana state representative Diana E. Bajoie are shown accepting their Drum Major for Justice Awards in Government during the 4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: State Senator Georgia M. Powers and State Representatives Annie Brown Kenney [sic] and Diana E. Bajoie pose following acceptance of awards in Government.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1983
Date Created
1983-04-04
Description
Georgia state senator Georgia M. Powers and North Carolina state representative Annie Brown Kennedy and Louisiana state representative Diana E. Bajoie are shown accepting their Drum Major for Justice Awards in Government during the 4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: State Senator Georgia M. Powers and State Representatives Annie Brown Kenney [sic] and Diana E. Bajoie pose following acceptance of awards in Government.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Politics and government, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Georgia state representative Mary M. Young, Betty J. Clark, Georganna Sinkfield, and Diane Harvey-Johnson (Dianne Johnson) are shown posing with their Drum Major for Justice Awards in Government during the 4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1983
Date Created
1983-04-04
Description
Georgia state representative Mary M. Young, Betty J. Clark, Georganna Sinkfield, and Diane Harvey-Johnson (Dianne Johnson) are shown posing with their Drum Major for Justice Awards in Government during the 4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown presenting a Drum Major for Justice Award in Government to North Carolina state representative Annie Brown [Kennedy] while singer Lou Rawls and Joseph E. Lowery look on.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
4th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major For Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1983
Date Created
1983-04-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown presenting a Drum Major for Justice Award in Government to North Carolina state representative Annie Brown [Kennedy] while singer Lou Rawls and Joseph E. Lowery look on.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Politics and government, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A view of symposium attendees in the background and a banner in the foreground that reads "Southern Christian Leadership Conference Public Policy Symposium - "Policies For Survival In A World Of Crisis: A Black Perspective".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
4th SCLC Public Policy Symposium, November 1981
Date Created
1981-11
Description
A view of symposium attendees in the background and a banner in the foreground that reads "Southern Christian Leadership Conference Public Policy Symposium - "Policies For Survival In A World Of Crisis: A Black Perspective".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown presenting a Drum Major for Justice Award in Law and Justice to Judge Ruth Washington alongside Dick Gregory and Joseph E. Lowery during the 6th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: HONORING A JUDGE - U.S. Magistrate of the Southern District of New York, the Honorable Ruth V. Washington received the Drum Major for Justice Award in Law and Justice. Judge Washington is one of two black women who serve at this level of the Federal Judiciary.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
6th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-04
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery is shown presenting a Drum Major for Justice Award in Law and Justice to Judge Ruth Washington alongside Dick Gregory and Joseph E. Lowery during the 6th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: HONORING A JUDGE - U.S. Magistrate of the Southern District of New York, the Honorable Ruth V. Washington received the Drum Major for Justice Award in Law and Justice. Judge Washington is one of two black women who serve at this level of the Federal Judiciary.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting U.S. Representative Mickey Leland with the Drum Major for Justice Award in Government alongside Dick Gregory at the 6th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: A TALL TEXAN - U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland of Texas is given the Drum Major for Justice Award in Government. Leland serves as Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
6th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner, April 4, 1985
Date Created
1985-04-04
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown presenting U.S. Representative Mickey Leland with the Drum Major for Justice Award in Government alongside Dick Gregory at the 6th Annual SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Drum Major for Justice Awards dinner. Written on verso: A TALL TEXAN - U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland of Texas is given the Drum Major for Justice Award in Government. Leland serves as Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Special events, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series