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.
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.
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This folder contains a National Park Service brochure for the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail. 9 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Brochure, 2005
Date Created
2005
Description
This folder contains a National Park Service brochure for the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail. 9 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Voting, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
This folder contains documents related to the "Silent March" protests against gun violence and the assault weapons ban repeal. 9 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Assault Weapons Ban, 1995-1996
Date Created
1995/1996
Description
This folder contains documents related to the "Silent March" protests against gun violence and the assault weapons ban repeal. 9 pages.
Subject
Gun control, Demonstrations, Protest movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Documents related to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's boycott of Prior Tire Company in response to Prior's lawsuit against the Atlanta Public School system's Minority/Female Business Enterprise Program, which Prior claims is a "defacto quota system". 10 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Prior Tire Company Affirmative Action Boycott, 1995
Date Created
1995
Description
Documents related to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's boycott of Prior Tire Company in response to Prior's lawsuit against the Atlanta Public School system's Minority/Female Business Enterprise Program, which Prior claims is a "defacto quota system". 10 pages.
Subject
Affirmative action programs, Demonstrations, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A brochure and newspaper from The National Voting Rights Museum and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) promoting the 2nd Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, Alabama. 10 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
The National Voting Rights Museum Brochure and Newspaper, March 1993
Date Created
1993-03
Description
A brochure and newspaper from The National Voting Rights Museum and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) promoting the 2nd Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma, Alabama. 10 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Voting, Demonstrations, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
News clippings from The Atlanta Constitution/Atlanta Journal and Constitution about legislative efforts to remove the Confederate battle flag emblem from the Georgia flag. 4 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
News Clippings Regarding the Georgia Flag, 1993
Date Created
1993
Description
News clippings from The Atlanta Constitution/Atlanta Journal and Constitution about legislative efforts to remove the Confederate battle flag emblem from the Georgia flag. 4 pages.
Subject
Race discrimination, Slavery, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865), Demonstrations, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A news release from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) relaying SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery's support for Georgia Governor Zell Miller's proposal to return the Georgia state flag to its pre-1956 design. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
News Release on the Georgia Flag, May 29, 1992
Date Created
1992-05-29
Description
A news release from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) relaying SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery's support for Georgia Governor Zell Miller's proposal to return the Georgia state flag to its pre-1956 design. 1 page.
Subject
Race discrimination, Slavery, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865), Demonstrations, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A newsletter from the organization Fuerza Unida that documents the organization's protests/boycotts of Levi Strauss in San Antonio, Texas. The newsletter addresses several concerns regarding Levi Strauss, including carpal tunnel syndrome, race/gender discrimination, and environmental racism. 20 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Fuerza Unida Newsletter, April 1992
Date Created
1992-04
Description
A newsletter from the organization Fuerza Unida that documents the organization's protests/boycotts of Levi Strauss in San Antonio, Texas. The newsletter addresses several concerns regarding Levi Strauss, including carpal tunnel syndrome, race/gender discrimination, and environmental racism. 20 pages.
Subject
Labor, Race discrimination, Women's rights, Environmental justice, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A flyer advertising a march from Atlanta to Forsyth County, Georgia to protest "Forsyth's South African-like system of racism and exclusion of Black Americans and other minorities...", organized by the Coalition to End Fear and Intimidation of Black Americans and Other Minorities in Forsyth County. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Coalition to End Fear and Intimidation in Forsyth County Flyer, 1992
Date Created
1992
Description
A flyer advertising a march from Atlanta to Forsyth County, Georgia to protest "Forsyth's South African-like system of racism and exclusion of Black Americans and other minorities...", organized by the Coalition to End Fear and Intimidation of Black Americans and Other Minorities in Forsyth County. 2 pages.
Subject
Demonstrations, Race discrimination, Race relations, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A flyer advertising a march at the Georgia State Capitol to protest Senate Bill 629, which would impact Georgia workers' medical care and retirement benefits. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"Demonstration March to Preserve the Rights of Georgia Workers" Flyer, 1992
Date Created
1992
Description
A flyer advertising a march at the Georgia State Capitol to protest Senate Bill 629, which would impact Georgia workers' medical care and retirement benefits. 1 page.
Subject
Demonstrations, Labor, African Americans--Health and hygiene
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
The June 1991 issue of the "No More Hiroshimas" newsletter, a bulletin of the Japan Council Against A & H Bombs. 6 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"No More Hiroshimas!" Newsletter, June 1991
Date Created
1991-06
Description
The June 1991 issue of the "No More Hiroshimas" newsletter, a bulletin of the Japan Council Against A & H Bombs. 6 pages.
Subject
Armed Forces, International relations, Meetings, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A typewritten list of the names of the twenty people that Martin Luther King, Jr. appointed as a committee to meet with Alabama Governor George Wallace and present a petition at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 27, 1965. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Committee Appointed by Martin Luther King, Jr., circa 1995
Date Created
1990/2000
Description
A typewritten list of the names of the twenty people that Martin Luther King, Jr. appointed as a committee to meet with Alabama Governor George Wallace and present a petition at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March on March 27, 1965. 2 pages.
Subject
Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A news clipping from the Greene County Democrat reporting on various groups organizing to caravan in vehicles across the U.S. South to protest the Persian Gulf War and their imminent arrival in Greene County, Alabama. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"Caravan to reach Eutaw on Tuesday", October 1990
Date Created
1990-10
Description
A news clipping from the Greene County Democrat reporting on various groups organizing to caravan in vehicles across the U.S. South to protest the Persian Gulf War and their imminent arrival in Greene County, Alabama. 1 page.
Subject
Demonstrations, Armed Forces, Political science, International relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A news clipping from the L.A. Bay News Observer reporting on various groups organizing to caravan in vehicles across the U.S. South to protest the Persian Gulf War. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"War is Economic Distraction -- Price Freeze & Peace Divident Urged", October 1990
Date Created
1990-10
Description
A news clipping from the L.A. Bay News Observer reporting on various groups organizing to caravan in vehicles across the U.S. South to protest the Persian Gulf War. 1 page.
Subject
Demonstrations, Armed Forces, Political science, International relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A letter from Helen Prejean, the director of the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty, to Joseph E. Lowery, Fred Taylor, and all Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Correspondence to Joseph E. Lowery, et al. from Helen Prejean, March 12, 1990
Date Created
1990-03-12
Description
A letter from Helen Prejean, the director of the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty, to Joseph E. Lowery, Fred Taylor, and all Southern Christian Leadership Conference staff. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A letter from John Lewis and Joseph E. Lowery, co-chairs of the 25th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, inviting people to Selma to take part in the anniversary march. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Correspondence Regarding the 25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March, February 20, 1990
Date Created
1990-02-20
Description
A letter from John Lewis and Joseph E. Lowery, co-chairs of the 25th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, inviting people to Selma to take part in the anniversary march. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Documents related to the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty march to take place May 5-19, 1990, with demonstrators marching from Starke, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. 7 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
Documents related to the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty march to take place May 5-19, 1990, with demonstrators marching from Starke, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. 7 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Race discrimination, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A flyer advertising the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty march to take place May 5-19, 1990, with demonstrators marching from Starke, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty" Flyer, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
A flyer advertising the National Pilgrimage for Abolition of the Death Penalty march to take place May 5-19, 1990, with demonstrators marching from Starke, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Capital punishment, Race discrimination, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) flyer advertising planned events as part of the 25th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
25th Anniversary Selma to Montgomery March Flyer, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
A Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) flyer advertising planned events as part of the 25th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March. 1 page.
Subject
Demonstrations, Special events, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
This folder contains correspondence and a news release regarding the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March Re-enactment to mark the 25th anniversary of the march. 5 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Correspondence and News Release Regarding Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March Re-enactment, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
This folder contains correspondence and a news release regarding the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March Re-enactment to mark the 25th anniversary of the march. 5 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Voting, Demonstrations, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
This folder contains a newspaper clipping from the Pike County Journal and Reporter regarding Joseph E. Lowery speaking at a voter registration rally at Fuller Chapel United Methodist Church in Zebulon, Georgia on November 26, 1989. 3 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
News Clipping on Joseph E. Lowery at Voter Registration Rally, November 29, 1989
Date Created
1989-11-29
Description
This folder contains a newspaper clipping from the Pike County Journal and Reporter regarding Joseph E. Lowery speaking at a voter registration rally at Fuller Chapel United Methodist Church in Zebulon, Georgia on November 26, 1989. 3 pages.
Subject
African American civil rights workers, African American churches, Voting, Voter registration, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files