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Joseph E. Lowery is shown standing at a pulpit in front of a congregation in an unidentified church.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery at the Pulpit in an Unidentified Church, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1969
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown standing at a pulpit in front of a congregation in an unidentified church.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American men, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fred Shuttlesworth is shown seated on the church dais (second seated person from the right) while another individual (standing) appears to address the crowd.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Fred Shuttlesworth With Crowd in an Unidentified Church, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Fred Shuttlesworth is shown seated on the church dais (second seated person from the right) while another individual (standing) appears to address the crowd.
Subject
African American men, African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverends V.C. Provitt and N.H. Smith are shown examining the damage to Bethel Baptist Church. Written on verso: Rev. V.C. Provitt (left, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church) and Rev. N.H. Smith (right, vice president of Alabama Christian Movement) examining damage done to church.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverends V.C. Provitt and N.H. Smith Examining Damage to Bethel Baptist Church, circa December 1962
Date Created
1962/1963
Description
Reverends V.C. Provitt and N.H. Smith are shown examining the damage to Bethel Baptist Church. Written on verso: Rev. V.C. Provitt (left, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church) and Rev. N.H. Smith (right, vice president of Alabama Christian Movement) examining damage done to church.
Subject
African American men, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Religion, Race discrimination, Church buildings, Church history
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend John Sharp leads a prayer outside of Atlanta's city hall for the families of Atlanta's missing and murdered children. Written on verso: Rev. John Sharp, (with book) leads prayer for the families of Atlanta's missing and murdered children on the steps of city hall during a daily "Hour of Prayer" that was organized by SCLC. Those joining Sharp include Rev. Fred Taylor of SCLC (at left wearing glasses), Rev. William Revely of Washington, D.C. (behind Taylor), Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery (behind Revely) and Rev. Albert Love of SCLC (behind Mrs. Lowery).
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend John Sharp Leads a Prayer for the Families of Atlanta's Missing and Murdered Children, circa 1980
Date Created
1979/1981
Description
Reverend John Sharp leads a prayer outside of Atlanta's city hall for the families of Atlanta's missing and murdered children. Written on verso: Rev. John Sharp, (with book) leads prayer for the families of Atlanta's missing and murdered children on the steps of city hall during a daily "Hour of Prayer" that was organized by SCLC. Those joining Sharp include Rev. Fred Taylor of SCLC (at left wearing glasses), Rev. William Revely of Washington, D.C. (behind Taylor), Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery (behind Revely) and Rev. Albert Love of SCLC (behind Mrs. Lowery).
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American children, African American families, Crime
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group of Southern Christian Leadership Conference members stands below a marquee sign that says "Pilgrimage of Prayer". Written on verso: Virgil Wood, Melton Reed, Fred Shuttlesworth, Wyatt Walker, Curtis Harris
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of SCLC Members Standing Below "Pilgrimage of Prayer" Marquee Sign, May 1957
Date Created
1957-05
Description
A group of Southern Christian Leadership Conference members stands below a marquee sign that says "Pilgrimage of Prayer". Written on verso: Virgil Wood, Melton Reed, Fred Shuttlesworth, Wyatt Walker, Curtis Harris
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Three unidentified women shown crying and being helped down the steps of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church during the funeral services for three girls killed in a bomb blast. Caption on verso: OVERCOME WITH GRIEF -- Birmingham, Ala...Three Negro women, crying and hysterical are helped from the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham today during funeral services for three young Negro girls who were killed in a bomb blast....9/18/63
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Three Unidentified Women Crying in Front of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, September 1963
Date Created
1963-09
Description
Three unidentified women shown crying and being helped down the steps of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church during the funeral services for three girls killed in a bomb blast. Caption on verso: OVERCOME WITH GRIEF -- Birmingham, Ala...Three Negro women, crying and hysterical are helped from the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham today during funeral services for three young Negro girls who were killed in a bomb blast....9/18/63
Subject
African American women, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, Race discrimination, Church buildings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jan Douglas, Director of the Community Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta, is shown at a podium delivering a "chronology on violence" lecture to the National Gathering of Black Clergy. Written on verso: Ms. Jan Douglas delivers a "chronology on violence" to the "National Gathering of Black Clergy" held at West Mitchell St. CME Church in Atlanta, GA.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Jan Douglas Delivering a "Chronology on Violence" Lecture to the National Gathering of Black Clergy, April 198
Date Created
1981-04
Description
Jan Douglas, Director of the Community Relations Commission for the City of Atlanta, is shown at a podium delivering a "chronology on violence" lecture to the National Gathering of Black Clergy. Written on verso: Ms. Jan Douglas delivers a "chronology on violence" to the "National Gathering of Black Clergy" held at West Mitchell St. CME Church in Atlanta, GA.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American women, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A group photo of the Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church. Joseph E. Lowery sits in the first row, fourth individual from the right. Written on verso: Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Group Photo of the Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church, circa 1970
Date Created
1965/1975
Description
A group photo of the Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church. Joseph E. Lowery sits in the first row, fourth individual from the right. Written on verso: Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Race relations, Methodist Church
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Creigs Beverly of the Atlanta University School of Social Work is shown talking to the National Gathering of Black Clergy about anti-violence. Written on verso: Dr. Creigs Beverly of the Atlanta University School of Social Work talks to the "gathering" about the "unplugging of Black America from the value system which perpetrates violence."
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Dr. Creigs Beverly of the Atlanta University School of Social Work Talks to a Group About Anti-Violence, April
Date Created
1981-04
Description
Dr. Creigs Beverly of the Atlanta University School of Social Work is shown talking to the National Gathering of Black Clergy about anti-violence. Written on verso: Dr. Creigs Beverly of the Atlanta University School of Social Work talks to the "gathering" about the "unplugging of Black America from the value system which perpetrates violence."
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African American men, African American scholars, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Virgil Wood is shown in the foreground with four unidentified men walking behind him. Written on verso: Rev. Virgil Wood
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Reverend Virgil Wood Leading a Group of Men, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Reverend Virgil Wood is shown in the foreground with four unidentified men walking behind him. Written on verso: Rev. Virgil Wood
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Religion, African American men
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery hosts a meeting for concerned Atlanta religious leaders to meet with Atlanta Police Chief George Napper and Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown to discuss the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children cases. Written on verso: Dr. Lowery convened a meeting between Atlanta Black leaders and Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown and Police Chief George Napper over the leader's concern about why people are unable to solve the case of missing and murdered children.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Hosts a Meeting For Concerned Religious Leaders Regarding Atlanta's Child Murders, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Joseph E. Lowery hosts a meeting for concerned Atlanta religious leaders to meet with Atlanta Police Chief George Napper and Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown to discuss the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children cases. Written on verso: Dr. Lowery convened a meeting between Atlanta Black leaders and Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown and Police Chief George Napper over the leader's concern about why people are unable to solve the case of missing and murdered children.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery accepts a petition from Chaplain Richard Boone of San Diego on the steps of city hall in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: During "An Hour of Prayer" on the steps of the Atlanta city hall, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery accepts a petition from Chaplain Richard Boone of San Diego on behalf of his congregation at the Sixth Avenue Gospel Chapel. The petition carries scriptures pertinent to the Atlanta crisis of child killings and abductions. Observing the presentation are left to right: Rev. Rita Dixon, Ms. Vickie Martin, Rev. John Sharpe, Rev. William Revely, unidentified woman, Bishop Bennett J. Sims, unidentified pastor, Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery and in right foreground, Dr. Bernard Bridges.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Accepting a Petition from Richard Boone on the Steps of Atlanta City Hall, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Joseph E. Lowery accepts a petition from Chaplain Richard Boone of San Diego on the steps of city hall in Atlanta, Georgia. Written on verso: During "An Hour of Prayer" on the steps of the Atlanta city hall, SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery accepts a petition from Chaplain Richard Boone of San Diego on behalf of his congregation at the Sixth Avenue Gospel Chapel. The petition carries scriptures pertinent to the Atlanta crisis of child killings and abductions. Observing the presentation are left to right: Rev. Rita Dixon, Ms. Vickie Martin, Rev. John Sharpe, Rev. William Revely, unidentified woman, Bishop Bennett J. Sims, unidentified pastor, Mrs. Evelyn G. Lowery and in right foreground, Dr. Bernard Bridges.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery hosts a meeting for concerned Atlanta religious leaders to meet with Atlanta Police Chief George Napper and Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown to discuss the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children cases. Written on verso: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (far right) hosts a meeting for concerned Atlanta religious leaders with Atlanta Police Chief George Napper (2nd from right) and Atlanta Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown (next to Napper) about why (at that time) police had not made an arrest in the Atlanta child killings.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Hosts a Meeting For Concerned Religious Leaders Regarding Atlanta's Child Murders, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Joseph E. Lowery hosts a meeting for concerned Atlanta religious leaders to meet with Atlanta Police Chief George Napper and Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown to discuss the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children cases. Written on verso: SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (far right) hosts a meeting for concerned Atlanta religious leaders with Atlanta Police Chief George Napper (2nd from right) and Atlanta Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown (next to Napper) about why (at that time) police had not made an arrest in the Atlanta child killings.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery hosts a meeting for concerned Atlanta religious leaders to meet with Atlanta Police Chief George Napper and Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown to discuss the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children cases.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Hosts a Meeting For Concerned Religious Leaders Regarding Atlanta's Child Murders, 1981
Date Created
1981
Description
Joseph E. Lowery hosts a meeting for concerned Atlanta religious leaders to meet with Atlanta Police Chief George Napper and Public Safety Commissioner Lee P. Brown to discuss the Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children cases.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery receives the Atlanta Urban League's (AUL) Equal Opportunity Award from AUL Board Member Mark K. Taylor. Transcription of caption: Ms. [sic] Mark K. Taylor, AUL Board Member, presents the Equal Opportunity Award to Reverend Joseph E. Lowery, Pastor, Central Methodist Church, at AUL's 1975 Equal Opportunity Day Dinner.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Receiving the Atlanta Urban League's Equal Opportunity Award, 1975
Date Created
1975
Description
Joseph E. Lowery receives the Atlanta Urban League's (AUL) Equal Opportunity Award from AUL Board Member Mark K. Taylor. Transcription of caption: Ms. [sic] Mark K. Taylor, AUL Board Member, presents the Equal Opportunity Award to Reverend Joseph E. Lowery, Pastor, Central Methodist Church, at AUL's 1975 Equal Opportunity Day Dinner.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Race relations, Affirmative action programs
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown presenting a Human Rights Award to Mrs. Maggie Muzorewa at a Central United Methodist Church Women's Day Event.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Present an Award at a Central United Methodist Church Women's Day Event, May 1977
Date Created
1977-05
Description
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown presenting a Human Rights Award to Mrs. Maggie Muzorewa at a Central United Methodist Church Women's Day Event.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, Human rights, African American women, Special events
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown addressing a crowd in a church.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Addresses a Crowd in a Church, circa 1980
Date Created
1977/1982
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown addressing a crowd in a church.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Religion, Meetings
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery is shown preaching at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Joseph E. Lowery Preaching at Central United Methodist Church, circa 1978
Date Created
1974/1982
Description
Joseph E. Lowery is shown preaching at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Religion, African American clergy, Preaching, Methodist Church
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
Four young boys are shown sitting in a church pew during the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families. Written on verso: SCLC/WOMEN's National Candle Light Prayer Service - April 5, 1981 to Strengthen the Family & the Healing of the Nation
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
A Group of Young Boys Sitting in a Church Pew During the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service, April 5,
Date Created
1981-04-05
Description
Four young boys are shown sitting in a church pew during the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families. Written on verso: SCLC/WOMEN's National Candle Light Prayer Service - April 5, 1981 to Strengthen the Family & the Healing of the Nation
Subject
African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An unidentified woman is shown handing a cloth to a woman at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service held during the three day Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial observance in April 1981. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families.
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
An Unidentified Woman Handing a Cloth to a Woman at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service, April 5,
Date Created
1981-04-05
Description
An unidentified woman is shown handing a cloth to a woman at the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service held during the three day Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial observance in April 1981. The prayer service was dedicated to the memory of Atlanta's missing and murdered children and their families.
Subject
African American women, African American children, Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Religion
Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series