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Horses and wagons that are part of the Poor Peoples' Campaign are shown marching past policemen while crossing the Mississippi-Alabama state line.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Poor People's Campaign at Alabama and Mississippi State Line, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Horses and wagons that are part of the Poor Peoples' Campaign are shown marching past policemen while crossing the Mississippi-Alabama state line.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery addresses the press and demonstrators on the steps of an unidentified building in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking to the Press, circa 1981
Date Created
1980/1982
Description
Joseph E. Lowery addresses the press and demonstrators on the steps of an unidentified building in Montgomery, Alabama.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Birmingham city council member Don A. Hawkins walks past a group of segregationists at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama. Caption on photo reads: (BM8) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 22 -- TRIES TO IGNORE SIGNS -- Don A. Hawkins, a member of the Birmingham city council and one of five city leaders named to meet tomorrow in Washington with President Kennedy, walks past a group of segregationist today at the airport. An altercation took place between Hawkins and some sign bearers moments before. The demonstrators accused Hawkins of being an integrationist and a tool of Mayor Albert Boutwell.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Don A. Hawkins Walks Past a Group of Segregationists, September 1963
Date Created
1963-09
Description
Birmingham city council member Don A. Hawkins walks past a group of segregationists at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama. Caption on photo reads: (BM8) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 22 -- TRIES TO IGNORE SIGNS -- Don A. Hawkins, a member of the Birmingham city council and one of five city leaders named to meet tomorrow in Washington with President Kennedy, walks past a group of segregationist today at the airport. An altercation took place between Hawkins and some sign bearers moments before. The demonstrators accused Hawkins of being an integrationist and a tool of Mayor Albert Boutwell.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Segregation, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Birmingham policeman is shown standing in front of a crowd of demonstrators. Caption on verso: MISCALCULATION COULD MEAN VIOLENCE -- Police reaction to jeering crowds, in either north or south, could result in major racial violence in the U.S. this summer. As this policeman in Birmingham faced a crowd in May of this year, so will other law enforcement officers in other cities face demonstrators. A miscalculation in the handling of a crowd could be the spark that touches off a racial conflagration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Birmingham Policeman Stands in Front of a Crowd, May 1963
Date Created
1963-05
Description
A Birmingham policeman is shown standing in front of a crowd of demonstrators. Caption on verso: MISCALCULATION COULD MEAN VIOLENCE -- Police reaction to jeering crowds, in either north or south, could result in major racial violence in the U.S. this summer. As this policeman in Birmingham faced a crowd in May of this year, so will other law enforcement officers in other cities face demonstrators. A miscalculation in the handling of a crowd could be the spark that touches off a racial conflagration.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Marchers in the Selma to Montgomery March are charged by police in Selma, Alabama on the day that was given the name "Bloody Sunday".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Bloody Sunday Demonstrators Charged by Police, March 7, 1965
Date Created
1965-03-07
Description
Marchers in the Selma to Montgomery March are charged by police in Selma, Alabama on the day that was given the name "Bloody Sunday".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Confederate flag flies outside of Shades Valley High School during a demonstration against integrated schools. Caption on photo reads: (BM5) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 13 -- REPLACES AMERICAN FLAG TEMPORARILY -- This Confederate flag was run up the flagstaff of the Shades Valley High School during today's demonstrations against integrated schools. School authorities quickly had it replaced with the American flag. Three schools integrated this week under federal orders. Students from both segregated and integrated schools have demonstrated at several schools in the city in an attempt to get others to join their boycott of classes.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Confederate Flag Flies Outside of Shades Valley High School, 1963
Date Created
1963
Description
A Confederate flag flies outside of Shades Valley High School during a demonstration against integrated schools. Caption on photo reads: (BM5) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 13 -- REPLACES AMERICAN FLAG TEMPORARILY -- This Confederate flag was run up the flagstaff of the Shades Valley High School during today's demonstrations against integrated schools. School authorities quickly had it replaced with the American flag. Three schools integrated this week under federal orders. Students from both segregated and integrated schools have demonstrated at several schools in the city in an attempt to get others to join their boycott of classes.
Subject
African Americans--Segregation, School integration, African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of students are shown protesting against the integration of high schools in Birmingham, Alabama. Caption on photo reads: (BM1) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 13 -- INTEGRATION DEMONSTRATION -- This group, made up of students from three integrated Birmingham High schools, wave Confederate flags and shout for students inside segregated Phillips High School to join their protest demonstration against Negroes attending their schools.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Birmingham, Alabama High School Student Anti-Integration Demonstration, 1963
Date Created
1963
Description
A group of students are shown protesting against the integration of high schools in Birmingham, Alabama. Caption on photo reads: (BM1) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 13 -- INTEGRATION DEMONSTRATION -- This group, made up of students from three integrated Birmingham High schools, wave Confederate flags and shout for students inside segregated Phillips High School to join their protest demonstration against Negroes attending their schools.
Subject
African Americans--Segregation, School integration, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
High school students walk past a line of policemen in front of Phillips High School to protest school integration. Caption of photo reads: (BM4) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 13 -- JOIN DEMONSTRATION -- Students walk past a line of policemen as they leave Phillips High School (background) today to join students from other city schools protesting integration. Students from integrated and segregated [illegible] held a demonstration outside segregated Phillips High.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Phillips High School Students Protest Against Integration, 1963
Date Created
1963
Description
High school students walk past a line of policemen in front of Phillips High School to protest school integration. Caption of photo reads: (BM4) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 13 -- JOIN DEMONSTRATION -- Students walk past a line of policemen as they leave Phillips High School (background) today to join students from other city schools protesting integration. Students from integrated and segregated [illegible] held a demonstration outside segregated Phillips High.
Subject
African Americans--Segregation, School integration, African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A West End High School student stands on a roof speaking through a megaphone to a group gathered in his backyard that walked out of class to protest the integration of Birmingham high schools. Caption on photo reads: (BM4) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 11 -- SHOUTING FROM THE HOUSE TOP -- A young West End High student talks through a megaphone to a group gathered in the backyard of his home after they left school today. The walkout came on the second day of integrated classes. The group attempted to demonstrate and when police broke it up they regrouped in the yard a block away.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
West End High School Student Leading Integration Protest from Roof, 1963
Date Created
1963
Description
A West End High School student stands on a roof speaking through a megaphone to a group gathered in his backyard that walked out of class to protest the integration of Birmingham high schools. Caption on photo reads: (BM4) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 11 -- SHOUTING FROM THE HOUSE TOP -- A young West End High student talks through a megaphone to a group gathered in the backyard of his home after they left school today. The walkout came on the second day of integrated classes. The group attempted to demonstrate and when police broke it up they regrouped in the yard a block away.
Subject
African Americans--Segregation, School integration, African Americans--Civil rights, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Cheryl and Karen Lowery are shown on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol with others.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Karen and Cheryl Lowery Sitting on the Alabama State Capitol Steps With Others, circa 1985
Date Created
1980/1990
Description
Cheryl and Karen Lowery are shown on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol with others.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Lewis is shown being interviewed by WAOK amongst other men.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
John Lewis and Others Being Interviewed by WAOK, circa 1968
Date Created
1963/1973
Description
John Lewis is shown being interviewed by WAOK amongst other men.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, Interviews, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A woman walking with others holds a sign that says "Vote For President Dick Gregory - Mark Lane/Vice President". Gregory ran for President of the United States in 1968 as a write-in candidate of the Freedom and Peace Party.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Unidentified Woman Holding a "Vote For President Dick Gregory" Sign With Others, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
A woman walking with others holds a sign that says "Vote For President Dick Gregory - Mark Lane/Vice President". Gregory ran for President of the United States in 1968 as a write-in candidate of the Freedom and Peace Party.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, African American women, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Morris Brown College students are shown leading others in a march for Atlanta's missing and murdered children.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Morris Brown College Students and Others Marching for Children's Rights, circa 1980
Date Created
1980/1981
Description
Morris Brown College students are shown leading others in a march for Atlanta's missing and murdered children.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, Demonstrations, African American universities and colleges, African American educators
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters are shown holding signs protesting against Grady Hospital's health policy in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters Holding Signs in Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Protesters are shown holding signs protesting against Grady Hospital's health policy in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, African American women, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters are shown demonstrating while holding Easter related signs, including "A Sacrificial Easter" and "Easter Frills or Freedom - You can not have both now".
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters Holding Easter Related Protest Signs, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Protesters are shown demonstrating while holding Easter related signs, including "A Sacrificial Easter" and "Easter Frills or Freedom - You can not have both now".
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters are shown rallying in front of the Kress and Myers shops in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Protesters in Front of the Kress and Myers Shops in Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Protesters are shown rallying in front of the Kress and Myers shops in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, African American women, Demonstrations, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
March on Washington attendee Kathleen Johnson is helped by others in getting out of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after having fallen in. Caption on photo reads: (LME9) WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- DAMP DEMONSTRATOR -- Mrs. Kathleen Johnson of Newark, N.J., gets help from unidentified members of the crowd assembled near the Lincoln Memorial as part of the March on Washington. Mrs. Johnson fell into the reflection pool [illegible] the memorial while trying to take a photograph of the area.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Demonstrators Helping Kathleen Johnson Out of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, August 28, 1963
Date Created
1963-08-28
Description
March on Washington attendee Kathleen Johnson is helped by others in getting out of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after having fallen in. Caption on photo reads: (LME9) WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- DAMP DEMONSTRATOR -- Mrs. Kathleen Johnson of Newark, N.J., gets help from unidentified members of the crowd assembled near the Lincoln Memorial as part of the March on Washington. Mrs. Johnson fell into the reflection pool [illegible] the memorial while trying to take a photograph of the area.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
March on Washington attendees are shown finding their transportation home along a service roadway containing a number of buses with the U.S. Capitol building in the background. Caption on photo reads: (WX2) WASHINGTON, AUG. 29 -- HEADING BACK HOME -- Passengers for out-of-town buses walk along service roadway of the Mall in Washington yesterday to find their transportation home after the civil rights demonstration. Police estimated the crowd at more than 200,000.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
March on Washington Demonstrators Walking Towards Buses, August 28, 1963
Date Created
1963-08-28
Description
March on Washington attendees are shown finding their transportation home along a service roadway containing a number of buses with the U.S. Capitol building in the background. Caption on photo reads: (WX2) WASHINGTON, AUG. 29 -- HEADING BACK HOME -- Passengers for out-of-town buses walk along service roadway of the Mall in Washington yesterday to find their transportation home after the civil rights demonstration. Police estimated the crowd at more than 200,000.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of women demonstrators are shown holding "I.U.E. AFL-CIO" signs in front of the White House during the March on Washington. Caption on photo reads: (LME4) WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- READY TO MARCH -- Demonstrators carry signs and wear hats as they walk near the White House on their way to the Washington Monument to form for the March on Washington today.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Women Demonstrators Holding "I.U.E. AFL-CIO" Signs in Front of the White House, August 28, 1963
Date Created
1963-08-28
Description
A group of women demonstrators are shown holding "I.U.E. AFL-CIO" signs in front of the White House during the March on Washington. Caption on photo reads: (LME4) WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- READY TO MARCH -- Demonstrators carry signs and wear hats as they walk near the White House on their way to the Washington Monument to form for the March on Washington today.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Military policemen are shown lining up in preparation for duty during the March on Washington event in Washington, D.C. Caption on photo reads: (WX4) WASHINGTON, AUG. 28 -- MILITARY POLICE GET BRIEFING -- Army military policemen line up at Washington Monument grounds today for duty during the March on Washington. In background are some of the early arrivals for the civil rights demonstration.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Military Policemen Lined Up In Preparation for the March on Washington, August 28, 1963
Date Created
1963-08-28
Description
Military policemen are shown lining up in preparation for duty during the March on Washington event in Washington, D.C. Caption on photo reads: (WX4) WASHINGTON, AUG. 28 -- MILITARY POLICE GET BRIEFING -- Army military policemen line up at Washington Monument grounds today for duty during the March on Washington. In background are some of the early arrivals for the civil rights demonstration.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series