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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
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (right) joins his wife Evelyn (at left) and other Atlantans for an all night vigil held for housing, jobs, and healthcare. More information about the vigil can be found on pages 25-29 of the May-June 1988 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07093.
All Night Vigil For the Homeless, April 1988
Date Created
1988-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (right) joins his wife Evelyn (at left) and other Atlantans for an all night vigil held for housing, jobs, and healthcare. More information about the vigil can be found on pages 25-29 of the May-June 1988 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07093.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
Transcription of notes on back of photo: "All night vigil held for housing, jobs, healthcare, and justice on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday. Dr. and Mrs. Lowery are joined by other Atlantans at an All Night Vigil for the Homeless."
All Night Vigil For the Homeless, April 1988
Date Created
1988-04
Description
Transcription of notes on back of photo: "All night vigil held for housing, jobs, healthcare, and justice on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday. Dr. and Mrs. Lowery are joined by other Atlantans at an All Night Vigil for the Homeless."
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty
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
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
Casmarah Mani 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. Casmarah Mani of Mobile, Alabama testifies before U.S. Justice Department officials about the threat he got from Mobile police officers in 1976 who dangled a lynch rope before him. Mani is leading the protests in Mobile over this year's lynching of 19-year-old Michael Donald.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Casmarah Mani Testifies at the U.S. Justice Department, May 1981
Date Created
1981-05
Description
Casmarah Mani 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. Casmarah Mani of Mobile, Alabama testifies before U.S. Justice Department officials about the threat he got from Mobile police officers in 1976 who dangled a lynch rope before him. Mani is leading the protests in Mobile over this year's lynching of 19-year-old Michael Donald.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Robert B. Moore 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: Dr. Robert B. Moore of the Council on Interracial Books for Children, tells Anti-Klan Network members in Washington, D.C. for a two-day lobby against racist violence that racism and sexism are taught to Klan children.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Robert B. Moore Testifies at the U.S. Justice Department, May 1981
Date Created
1981-05
Description
Dr. Robert B. Moore 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: Dr. Robert B. Moore of the Council on Interracial Books for Children, tells Anti-Klan Network members in Washington, D.C. for a two-day lobby against racist violence that racism and sexism are taught to Klan children.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery 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.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Testifies at the U.S. Justice Department, May 1981
Date Created
1981-05
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery 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.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Arthur Kinay 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. [Note: Caption from page 67 in the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue reads: "Professor Arthur Kinay of Rutgers University, says the president and attorney general must recognize the rise of the Klan as an emergency situation, and institute national federal injunctive actions against Klan groups." See http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.]
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Arthur Kinay Testifies at the U.S. Justice Department, May 1981
Date Created
1981-05
Description
Arthur Kinay 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. [Note: Caption from page 67 in the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine issue reads: "Professor Arthur Kinay of Rutgers University, says the president and attorney general must recognize the rise of the Klan as an emergency situation, and institute national federal injunctive actions against Klan groups." See http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018.]
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board member Jesse Douglas sings at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention. Written on verso: SCLC board member Rev. Jesse Douglas at 28th annual convention in Montgomery, singing like no one else does.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Jesse L. Douglas at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1985
Date Created
1985-08
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Board member Jesse Douglas sings at the 28th Annual SCLC Convention. Written on verso: SCLC board member Rev. Jesse Douglas at 28th annual convention in Montgomery, singing like no one else does.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery presents the Drum Major For Justice Award in Communications to J. Lowell Ware. Written on verso: Dinner -- Dr. Joseph Lowery congratulates J. Lowell Ware for his work as Publisher of the Atlanta Voice.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery and J. Lowell Ware, April 4, 1986
Date Created
1986-04-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery presents the Drum Major For Justice Award in Communications to J. Lowell Ware. Written on verso: Dinner -- Dr. Joseph Lowery congratulates J. Lowell Ware for his work as Publisher of the Atlanta Voice.
Subject
African American newspapers, African Americans--Civil rights, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at the Butler Street YMCA Hungry Club Forum.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at the Butler Street YMCA Hungry Club Forum, circa 1985
Date Created
1984/1986
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at the Butler Street YMCA Hungry Club Forum.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Joseph E. Lowery holds an award plaque that was presented to him at the National Conference of Black Mayors Convention.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, April 1980
Date Created
1980-04
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Joseph E. Lowery holds an award plaque that was presented to him at the National Conference of Black Mayors Convention.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at an unknown event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, circa 1986
Date Created
1983/1989
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at an unknown event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Evelyn G. Lowery (at center), the founder and convener of SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., is presented with an award from Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC Board Chairman Walter E. Fauntroy.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn G. Lowery, and Walter E. Fauntroy, circa 1981
Date Created
1980/1982
Description
Evelyn G. Lowery (at center), the founder and convener of SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., is presented with an award from Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery and SCLC Board Chairman Walter E. Fauntroy.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American leadership
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at an unknown event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery, circa 1980
Date Created
1977/1982
Description
Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery speaks at an unknown event.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified man speaks at a press conference outdoors in Atlanta, Georgia in front of a crowd of young adults.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day in Atlanta, Georgia, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
An unidentified man speaks at a press conference outdoors in Atlanta, Georgia in front of a crowd of young adults.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A crowd of college students gather on a street during Black College Day in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Black College Day in Atlanta, Georgia, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
A crowd of college students gather on a street during Black College Day in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African American universities and colleges, African American students, College students
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series