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  • Institution = Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks to the press outside of the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: Pres. Lowery is flanked by Randall Robinson of TransAfrica, Roger Wilkins, Mary Berry, and Congressman Walter Fauntroy as he and Cong. Charles Hayes prepare to be the second team to be arrested and jailed for demonstrating at the South African Embassy.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery walk the picket line with others outside of a Winn-Dixie store. Written on verso: Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young joins SCLC president Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC/WOMEN protesting the sale of South African products by Winn-Dixie stores. SCLC is demonstrating at stores in Atlanta, as well as Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, and other states.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Eleanor Holmes Norton (SCLC Board member), Tony Randall (actor), and Evelyn G. Lowery (national convener, SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) march to the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Judy Goldsmith (National Organization for Women President), U.S. Representative Louis Stokes, and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. national convener Evelyn G. Lowery stand outside of the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Judy Goldsmith (National Organization for Women President), U.S. Representative Louis Stokes, and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. national convener Evelyn G. Lowery being arrested outside of the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Judy Goldsmith (National Organization for Women President), U.S. Representative Louis Stokes, and SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. national convener Evelyn G. Lowery being arrested outside of the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. founder and convener Evelyn G. Lowery (first row, fifth from left), poses for a photo with SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. members and others, including Winnie Mandela (next to Lowery).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young are shown with two unidentified men at a Winn-Dixie protest in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Fred Taylor is shown being arrested for protesting at a Winn-Dixie store in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: East Point police lead SCLC staffer Rev. Fred D. Taylor to jail after he demonstrated in an Atlanta Winn Dixie store.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Brenda Davenport (middle) is shown protesting with a raised fist against apartheid alongside Joseph and Evelyn Lowery and others during a demonstration at a Winn-Dixie grocery store.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of demonstrators with signs are shown protesting outside of Winn-Dixie grocery store.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Members of the Concerned Black Clergy are shown speaking to the press at a Winn-Dixie protest. For more details, see pages 34-39 of the January-February 1986 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07028.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Cheryl Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Joseph E. Lowery sit in the back of a prisoner transport van after being arrested during a protest at a Winn-Dixie store in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at a welcome event held for Nelson Mandela when he visited Atlanta, Georgia in 1990. The event was held at Big Bethel A.M.E. Church.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and Bishop Desmond Tutu sit in attendance at an International Conference Against Apartheid held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is in conversation with Nelson Mandela as Evelyn G. Lowery looks on during Mandela's visit to Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Graffiti spray-painted on the side of a fence. It reads "Tourist pig, go home and take you stooge guide with you!!" and "Soweto is no zoo for white racist tourists." Written on verso: Tutu residence
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A banner hangs on the side of fence at a residence celebrating the release of Nelson Mandela from prison.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery sits and talks with Nelson Mandela during a welcome event for Mandela at Big Bethel A.M.E. Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and Winnie Mandela smile for the camera as Evelyn G. Lowery and Nelson Mandela look on during the Mandela's visit to Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series