The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) records consist of three subseries: President Martin Luther King, Jr. files, 1958-1968; President Ralph David Abernathy files, 1967-1977; and President Joseph E. Lowery files, 1960-2019, 1977-1997 (bulk).
Nov 11, 2022

The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) records consist of three subseries: President Martin Luther King, Jr. files, 1958-1968; President Ralph David Abernathy files, 1967-1977; and President Joseph E. Lowery files, 1960-2019, 1977-1997 (bulk).
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A letter from U.S. Representatives John Lewis and Alan Wheat to Joseph E. Lowery asking for Lowery's endorsement of The Medford Declaration to End Hunger in the U.S. Enclosed with the letter is an informational flyer about The Medford Declaration. 4 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Correspondence Regarding The Medford Declaration to End Hunger in the United States, March 9, 1992
Date Created
1992-03-09
Description
A letter from U.S. Representatives John Lewis and Alan Wheat to Joseph E. Lowery asking for Lowery's endorsement of The Medford Declaration to End Hunger in the U.S. Enclosed with the letter is an informational flyer about The Medford Declaration. 4 pages.
Subject
Poverty, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A document titled "Survival Tips For These Tough Times" that was created by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. and distributed to convention attendees at the 34th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. 24 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Survival Tips For These Tough Times, 1991
Date Created
1991
Description
A document titled "Survival Tips For These Tough Times" that was created by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. and distributed to convention attendees at the 34th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention. 24 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A document detailing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's convention resolutions for 1989, addressing social, economic, political, and international issues. 17 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
32nd Annual SCLC Convention Resolutions, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
A document detailing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's convention resolutions for 1989, addressing social, economic, political, and international issues. 17 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions, Affirmative action programs, International relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
This folder contains a typewritten version of Ralph D. Abernathy's presidential address delivered at the 17th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 25 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
17th Annual SCLC Convention Presidential Address, August 1974
Date Created
1974-08
Description
This folder contains a typewritten version of Ralph D. Abernathy's presidential address delivered at the 17th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 25 pages.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions, Poverty, Speeches
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
A speech by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy delivered at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. 6 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Speech by Ralph D. Abernathy at the University of Arizona, May 4, 1972
Date Created
1972-05-04
Description
A speech by Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Ralph D. Abernathy delivered at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. 6 pages.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, Speeches, Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions, Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records