| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Task Force For The Homeless Newsletter, December 12, 1989 | 1989-12-12 | The December 12, 1989 issue of the Task Force For the Homeless Newsletter containing articles related to MARTA, Maynard Jackson, and art, among other topics. 10 pages. | Transportation, Art, African American mayors, African Americans--Housing, Poverty | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| Memorandum Regarding the Arlington Circle House and Savannah State, November 6, 1989 | 1989-11-06 | A memorandum from Isaiah Madison to Southern Christian Leadership Conference executive staff regarding the Arlington Circle House and the Georgia Southern/Savannah State matter. 1 page. | African Americans--Housing, Poverty, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| News Release on the "HOUSING NOW!" Rally, September 27, 1989 | 1989-09-27 | A news release from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) about SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery's plan to address the crowd at the HOUSING NOW! rally to be held at the Georgia State Capitol on September 29, 1989. 1 page. | African Americans--Housing, Demonstrations, African Americans--Civil rights | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| News Release on Homelessness, July 25, 1989 | 1989-07-25 | This folder contains a news release from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) relaying a statement by SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery in support of the National March on Washington for the Homeless and Adequate/Affordable Housing. 3 pages. | African Americans--Housing, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| Southern Fight-Back Newsletter, July 1989 | 1989-07 | The July 1989 issue of Southern Fight-Back, a newsletter published by the Southern Organizing Committee for Economic & Social Justice. 8 pages. | Labor, Police brutality, African Americans--Housing, Environmental justice, African Americans--Politics and government | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| Correspondence from Joseph E. Lowery to President George H.W. Bush, April 3, 1989 | 1989-04-03 | A letter from Joseph E. Lowery to President George H.W. Bush regarding the Savings and Loan Crisis and urging Bush to support specific legislative and administrative actions that would address housing issues and homelessness. 2 pages. | African Americans--Housing, Commerce, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| News Clipping and New Releases on SCLC Housing Settlement, 1989 | 1989 | A news clipping and news releases regarding the "illegal take-over" of a house by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to protest the lack of federal programs to house the poor and the settlement between SCLC and First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Largo, Florida, who owned the house at 2039 Arlington Circle. 4 pages. | African Americans--Housing, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| "National March for Housing Now!" Materials, 1989 | 1989 | Documents, including a news clipping, fact sheet on the housing affordability crisis, and brochure, promoting the National March For Housing Now! to be held in Washington, D.C. on October 7, 1989. 6 pages. | African Americans--Housing, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| Correspondence to Joseph E. Lowery from Brenda Davenport, 1989 | 1989 | Two memorandums from Brenda Davenport, the Student Affairs National Director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), to SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery in which she reports on her schedule of weekly activities. 2 pages. | African American youth--Education, African Americans--Education, African Americans--Housing, African American universities and colleges | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| "Operation Jericho" Information Sheet, circa 1989 | 1988/1990 | An information sheet for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference initiative "Operation Jericho" to support affordable housing. 1 page. | African Americans--Housing, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| Mailgram from Louise Watley to Joseph E. Lowery, December 28, 1988 | 1988-12-28 | This folder contains a mailgram from Louise Watley, president of the Citywide Advisory Council on Public Housing, to Joseph E. Lowery regarding a meeting to discuss drug problems in Atlanta housing projects. 2 pages. | African Americans--Housing, Drug abuse, Meetings | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| Correspondence from Mitch Snyder to Joseph E. Lowery, October 13, 1988 | 1988-10-13 | A letter from Mitch Snyder to Joseph E. Lowery regarding homelessness and affordable housing. 3 pages. | African Americans--Housing, Poverty, African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| National Rally For the Homeless Materials, 1988 | 1988 | Documents about a National Rally For the Homeless to be held in Atlanta on February 27, 1988. 5 pages. | African Americans--Housing, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty, Demonstrations | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| "The Jobs With Peace National Campaign" Brochure, 1988 | 1988 | A brochure for The Jobs With Peace National Campaign advocating for affordable housing. 3 pages. | African Americans--Housing, Poverty, Armed Forces | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| Southern Fight-Back Newsletter, Spring 1986 | 1986 | The Spring 1986 issue of Southern Fight-Back, a newsletter published by the Southern Organizing Committee for Economic & Social Justice. 7 pages. | Labor, African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Housing, Demonstrations, Environmental justice, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| Southern Fight-Back/Southern Neighborhoods Newsletter, September-October 1986 | 1986 | The September-October 1986 issue of Southern Fight-Back/Southern Neighborhoods, a joint issue newsletter published by the Southern Organizing Committee for Economic & Social Justice and the Southern Neighborhoods Network. 7 pages. | Labor, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Housing | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
| "An Interview with Andrew Young", January 22, 1968 | 1968-01-22 | This folder contains a photocopy of an article, "An Interview with Andrew J. Young", from the magazine "Christianity and Crisis". 8 pages. | African American civil rights workers, Interviews, African Americans--Religion, African Americans--Housing, African Americans--Education | The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files |
Aug 12, 2022
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject Files
The Subject and Research Files series includes topical files of interest to the Lowerys not directly aligned with the daily operations of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The files include originals of newspaper clippings and magazine articles; published material (reports, pamphlets and brochures) from a number of organizations; correspondence (usually within folders with other material); fliers, brochures, and other items of interest. The bulk of the series contains files about affirmative action, Africa, AIDS, drugs, economic development, education, environmental racism, gun control, health, housing, justice, labor, politics, religion, sports justice, violence and voting rights.
