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An editorial published in The Atlanta Journal regarding the NAACP's response to a Supreme Court decision about affirmative action. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"A Demand for Preference Is No Grand Moral Cause", July 13, 1989
Date Created
1989-07-13
Description
An editorial published in The Atlanta Journal regarding the NAACP's response to a Supreme Court decision about affirmative action. 1 page.
Subject
Affirmative action programs, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
The January 1979 issue of "City" magazine, the Communique of the Black Communities. The magazine was formerly known as "Atlanta's What's Happening". 54 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
City Magazine, January 1979
Date Created
1979-01
Description
The January 1979 issue of "City" magazine, the Communique of the Black Communities. The magazine was formerly known as "Atlanta's What's Happening". 54 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Economic conditions, African American poets
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
The information packet for the Black Leadership Forum Minority Set-Aside Conference, which contains proposals, strategic plans, case studies, correspondence, and other documents. 115 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Black Leadership Forum Minority Set-Aside Conference Packet, April 1989
Date Created
1989-04
Description
The information packet for the Black Leadership Forum Minority Set-Aside Conference, which contains proposals, strategic plans, case studies, correspondence, and other documents. 115 pages.
Subject
Affirmative action programs, African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Economic conditions, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A statement by the Coalition Against Black Genocide titled "Reaganism: Black Genocide" in which the group recognizes the Pilgrimage to Washington organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Coalition Against Black Genocide Statement, 1982
Date Created
1982
Description
A statement by the Coalition Against Black Genocide titled "Reaganism: Black Genocide" in which the group recognizes the Pilgrimage to Washington organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions, Poverty, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A flyer from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union advertising the strike by the Delta Pride Catfish Workers of Indianola, Mississippi. The flyer also warns to not purchase Delta Pride Catfish from Winn-Dixie grocery stores. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Delta Pride Catfish Strike & Boycott Flyer, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
A flyer from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union advertising the strike by the Delta Pride Catfish Workers of Indianola, Mississippi. The flyer also warns to not purchase Delta Pride Catfish from Winn-Dixie grocery stores. 2 pages.
Subject
Labor, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Employment
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Comments and related appendices filed on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System regarding the application of Trust Company Bank to establish a new bank branch in Woodstock, Georgia. 27 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Comments on the Application of Trust Company Bank for a New Branch in Woodstock, Georgia, May 22, 1989
Date Created
1989-05-22
Description
Comments and related appendices filed on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System regarding the application of Trust Company Bank to establish a new bank branch in Woodstock, Georgia. 27 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Commerce, Community development, Race discrimination
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Documents, including news clippings, a flyer, and a program, related to initiatives of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference regarding bank-in days and celebrating a "Minority Economic Independence Day". 5 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Minority Economic Independence Day / Bank-In Days, 1988
Date Created
1988
Description
Documents, including news clippings, a flyer, and a program, related to initiatives of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference regarding bank-in days and celebrating a "Minority Economic Independence Day". 5 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Commerce, African Americans--Employment, Poverty, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Submission notes from Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery's meeting with Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis regarding efforts to ensure full employment of Americans. 4 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Submission by Joseph E. Lowery: Meeting With Governor Dukakis, July 6, 1988
Date Created
1988-07-06
Description
Submission notes from Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery's meeting with Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis regarding efforts to ensure full employment of Americans. 4 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Economic conditions, Affirmative action programs, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A photocopy of a news clipping from The Atlanta Journal regarding U.S. Representative Walter E. Fauntroy's commentary on the U.S. economy at a charter day convocation at Howard University. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"Fauntroy takes aim at greed, lack of planning", March 15, 1988
Date Created
1988-03-15
Description
A photocopy of a news clipping from The Atlanta Journal regarding U.S. Representative Walter E. Fauntroy's commentary on the U.S. economy at a charter day convocation at Howard University. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Commerce, African Americans--Employment, Poverty
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A news clipping regarding the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Pilgrimage for Jobs with Justice's activities in Milledgeville, Georgia. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"March carries message of hope to Georgia town", 1988
Date Created
1988
Description
A news clipping regarding the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Pilgrimage for Jobs with Justice's activities in Milledgeville, Georgia. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Commerce, African Americans--Employment, Poverty, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A news release from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference announcing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Pilgrimage for Economic Justice. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
News Release on Memorial Pilgrimage for Economic Justice, 1988
Date Created
1988
Description
A news release from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference announcing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Pilgrimage for Economic Justice. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Commerce, African Americans--Employment, Poverty, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A flyer advertising a march/rally of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Pilgrimage for Economic Justice to be held in Athens, Georgia. 1 page.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Memorial Pilgrimage for Economic Justice Flyer, 1988
Date Created
1988
Description
A flyer advertising a march/rally of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Pilgrimage for Economic Justice to be held in Athens, Georgia. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Economic conditions, Commerce, African Americans--Employment, Poverty, Demonstrations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A booklet of documents which the Congressional Black Caucus reviewed regarding a proposed community ownership plan for a hotel led by the Assault on Illiteracy Program. 12 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Assault on Illiteracy Program (AOIP) Booklet Regarding Community Hotel Ownership Plan, 1987
Date Created
1987
Description
A booklet of documents which the Congressional Black Caucus reviewed regarding a proposed community ownership plan for a hotel led by the Assault on Illiteracy Program. 12 pages.
Subject
African American businesspeople, African Americans--Education, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
News clippings, a flyer, and other informational documents about the United We Stand Food Program, an initiative created to address the problems of Black farmers in America. 8 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"United We Stand Food Program" Information and News Clippings, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
News clippings, a flyer, and other informational documents about the United We Stand Food Program, an initiative created to address the problems of Black farmers in America. 8 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Agriculture, Commerce, African Americans--Economic conditions, Race relations
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A draft statement by the Coalition For The Peoples' Agenda that outlines the organization's public policy stances on various political, economic, and social issues, including criminal justice reform, education, voting, the environment, health, welfare reform, and Black farmers. 16 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Coalition For The Peoples' Agenda Public Policy Stances - Draft, circa 1998
Date Created
1998/1999
Description
A draft statement by the Coalition For The Peoples' Agenda that outlines the organization's public policy stances on various political, economic, and social issues, including criminal justice reform, education, voting, the environment, health, welfare reform, and Black farmers. 16 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Education, African Americans--Health and hygiene, African Americans--Agriculture, Voting, Environmental justice, Transportation
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A news release from the Georgia Committee For A Black Agenda in which they share the responses received from a questionnaire submitted to Georgia's Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates on a number of social, economic, and political issues. The PDF also includes a list of Steering Committee members and general membership of the Georgia Committee For A Black Agenda. 9 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Georgia Committee For A Black Agenda News Release, October 1990
Date Created
1990-10
Description
A news release from the Georgia Committee For A Black Agenda in which they share the responses received from a questionnaire submitted to Georgia's Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates on a number of social, economic, and political issues. The PDF also includes a list of Steering Committee members and general membership of the Georgia Committee For A Black Agenda. 9 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Education, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Affirmative action programs, Voting
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Documents related to the construction of the Georgia Dome, including a news release from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and correspondence to the Fulton County Commission and Atlanta City Council. 4 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
News Release and Correspondence Regarding the Georgia Dome, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
Documents related to the construction of the Georgia Dome, including a news release from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and correspondence to the Fulton County Commission and Atlanta City Council. 4 pages.
Subject
Sports, City planning, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
This folder contains a letter from Louis W. Sullivan, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding the Black Male Initiative, in which he encloses background materials on meetings to be held about the initiative. 6 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
Correspondence and Materials for The Black Male Initiative Program, 1990
Date Created
1990
Description
This folder contains a letter from Louis W. Sullivan, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding the Black Male Initiative, in which he encloses background materials on meetings to be held about the initiative. 6 pages.
Subject
African American men, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Social conditions, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
A brochure from The Right To Eat Network containing quotations from Martin Luther King, Jr. about hunger, poverty, and unemployment. 2 pages.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
"The Right To Eat Network" Brochure, 1984
Date Created
1984
Description
A brochure from The Right To Eat Network containing quotations from Martin Luther King, Jr. about hunger, poverty, and unemployment. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Employment, Poverty, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
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.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files
News Clipping and New Releases on SCLC Housing Settlement, 1989
Date Created
1989
Description
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.
Subject
African Americans--Housing, Poverty, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Subject and Research Files