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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Construction workers and other individuals examine the damage caused by a bombing at the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A.G. Gaston Motel Bombing Aftermath, May 10, 1963
Date Created
1963-05-10
Description
Construction workers and other individuals examine the damage caused by a bombing at the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama.
Subject
Race discrimination, Crime, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A view of the damage caused by a bomb at the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A.G. Gaston Motel Bombing Aftermath, May 10, 1963
Date Created
1963-05-10
Description
A view of the damage caused by a bomb at the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama.
Subject
Race discrimination, Crime, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of men protesting in Decatur, Alabama. One protester holds a Confederate battle flag.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Men Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
A crowd of men protesting in Decatur, Alabama. One protester holds a Confederate battle flag.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan members protesting in Decatur, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan Members at Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Ku Klux Klan members protesting in Decatur, Alabama.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Bill Wilkinson (at center), an Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), stands with other KKK members at a protest in Decatur, Alabama. Written on verso: Wilkerson [sic] and aids
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Bill Wilkinson and Other Ku Klux Klan Members at Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Bill Wilkinson (at center), an Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), stands with other KKK members at a protest in Decatur, Alabama. Written on verso: Wilkerson [sic] and aids
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of men protesting in Decatur, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Men Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
A crowd of men protesting in Decatur, Alabama.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama. Written on verso: Ku Klux Klan. Decatur, Alabama March, May 26, 1979
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan March in Decatur, Alabama, May 26, 1979
Date Created
1979-05-26
Description
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama. Written on verso: Ku Klux Klan. Decatur, Alabama March, May 26, 1979
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Demonstrators march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, carrying a banner that reads "Free Tommy Lee Hines! Stop Racist Klan Terror! Prisoners Solidarity Committee".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
March in Support of Tommy Lee Hines, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Demonstrators march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, carrying a banner that reads "Free Tommy Lee Hines! Stop Racist Klan Terror! Prisoners Solidarity Committee".
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership members and others march arm in arm in support of Tommy Lee Hines at a protest in Decatur, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
March in Support of Tommy Lee Hines, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference leadership members and others march arm in arm in support of Tommy Lee Hines at a protest in Decatur, Alabama.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators is gathered for a march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, holding signs that read "Ban The Klan - S.C.L.C" and "Free Tommy Lee Hines - S.C.L.C".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
March in Support of Tommy Lee Hines, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
A crowd of demonstrators is gathered for a march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, holding signs that read "Ban The Klan - S.C.L.C" and "Free Tommy Lee Hines - S.C.L.C".
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan Members at Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators is gathered for a march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, holding signs and banners that read "Justice Now" and "Self-Determination For The Afro-American Nation".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
March in Support of Tommy Lee Hines, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
A crowd of demonstrators is gathered for a march in support of Tommy Lee Hines, holding signs and banners that read "Justice Now" and "Self-Determination For The Afro-American Nation".
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan counter-protesters stand to the right in the photo while some protesters in support of Tommy Lee Hines are seen to the left.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan Members at Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Ku Klux Klan counter-protesters stand to the right in the photo while some protesters in support of Tommy Lee Hines are seen to the left.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Ku Klux Klan Members at Protest in Decatur, Alabama, 1979
Date Created
1979
Description
Ku Klux Klan members and supporters march in Decatur, Alabama.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A police officer in Alabama riding on a police motorcycle.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Police Officer in Alabama, circa 1980
Date Created
1975/1985
Description
A police officer in Alabama riding on a police motorcycle.
Subject
Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John McCullum testifies at a special congressional briefing at the Justice Department. The hearing was part of a series of events organized by the National Anti-Klan Network, an organization founded by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Written on verso: Mr. John McCullum testifies at National Anti-Klan Network lobby to the racist violence he encountered in Carbonhill, Alabama in 1979 when parading Klansmen blasted him in the face with a shotgun.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John McCullum Testifies at the U.S. Justice Department, May 1981
Date Created
1981-05
Description
John McCullum testifies at a special congressional briefing at the Justice Department. The hearing was part of a series of events organized by the National Anti-Klan Network, an organization founded by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Written on verso: Mr. John McCullum testifies at National Anti-Klan Network lobby to the racist violence he encountered in Carbonhill, Alabama in 1979 when parading Klansmen blasted him in the face with a shotgun.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Fred Taylor testifies at a special congressional briefing at the Justice Department. The hearing was part of a series of events organized by the National Anti-Klan Network, an organization founded by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Written on verso: Rev. Fred D. Taylor, national director of chapters and affiliates for SCLC and a member of the National Anti-Klan Network, tells of the beating he received from a Georgia sheriff when he led a movement for justice for blacks in Wrightsville, Georgia in 1980.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Fred Taylor Testifies at the U.S. Justice Department, May 1981
Date Created
1981-05
Description
Reverend Fred Taylor testifies at a special congressional briefing at the Justice Department. The hearing was part of a series of events organized by the National Anti-Klan Network, an organization founded by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Written on verso: Rev. Fred D. Taylor, national director of chapters and affiliates for SCLC and a member of the National Anti-Klan Network, tells of the beating he received from a Georgia sheriff when he led a movement for justice for blacks in Wrightsville, Georgia in 1980.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority gather on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol building to protest for the release of Maggie Bozeman and Julia Wilder. Written on verso: AKA's
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Protest for Maggie Bozeman and Julia Wilder, circa 1982
Date Created
1981/1982
Description
Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority gather on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol building to protest for the release of Maggie Bozeman and Julia Wilder. Written on verso: AKA's
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations, Greek letter societies
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and other members of the SCLC delegation meet with Yasser Arafat, the chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Meets With Yasser Arafat, September 1979
Date Created
1979-09
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and other members of the SCLC delegation meet with Yasser Arafat, the chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, International relations, Human rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of unidentified men, women, and children are shown walking down a street in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: So. Car. [Note: Due to note on verso, photo may be of individuals in South Carolina.]
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Unidentified People in Tuskegee, Alabama, circa 1980
Date Created
1975/1985
Description
A group of unidentified men, women, and children are shown walking down a street in Tuskegee, Alabama. Written on verso: So. Car. [Note: Due to note on verso, photo may be of individuals in South Carolina.]
Subject
African American men, African American women, African American children
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series