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SCLC Holiday Fast and Prayer Vigil, December 1982
No full textJoseph E. Lowery is shown speaking to the press at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's three day holiday fast and prayer vigil held at Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The vigil was held to call attention to the high rate of homelessness and joblessness in the United States. Dick Gregory, Andrew Young, and Fred Taylor (behind Lowery on the right) are in the background.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Morehouse College Pennant, circa 1950
No full textMorehouse College pennant with Latin motto "Et Facta Esta Lux" seal
"The Draft: Are YOU Willing To DIE for This Country?", circa 1980
No full textFlyer for Black History Month program to commemorate Malcom X
A Candle in the Dark Gala Program Excerpts, February 18, 1989
No full text"A Candle in the Dark" is Morehouse College's annual awards ceremony held during the school's anniversary. The program excerpts highlights award recipients in sports, entertainment, business, education, law, military, and science and technology
Joseph E. Lowery Sitting With Fred Taylor and Others, circa 1986
No full textSouthern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery (at right) is shown sitting with Fred Taylor (second from left) and others at a table.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Andrew Young With Others at a Winn-Dixie Protest, circa 1985
No full textAtlanta Mayor Andrew Young is shown with a youth demonstrator picketing outside of a Winn-Dixie store to protest the store's selling of South African products.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Andrew Young Dressed Up as Santa Claus, 1982
No full textAtlanta Mayor Andrew Young is dressed up as Santa Claus for a children's Christmas party sponsored by SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Joseph E. Lowery Gives Support To Workers On Strike, circa 1989
No full textSouthern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery is shown speaking at a press conference in which he gives support to workers on strike. Written on verso: President Lowery gives support to workers on strike calling for better wages and safer working conditions.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
A Man Sleeping on a Park Bench, circa 1981
No full textAn unidentified man is shown sleeping on a park bench. Photo is featured on page 61 of the June-July 1981 SCLC Magazine: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07018. Written on verso: What will the "mean" and "insensitive" economic policies adopted by Congress last May mean to those who are already struggling to survive? How will this Washington, D.C. man and others like him make it through these hard times? These are the concerns of SCLC, a pro-movement, pro-justice advocate of the poor, says SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery, who led busloads of SCLC members to the nation's capitol May 7th to protest the budget cuts and "Reaganomics".The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
The Spelman College Glee Club, April 5, 1981
No full textThe Spelman College Glee Club performs as part of the program for 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: The Spelman College Glee Club sings before the administration of Holy Communion during the National Women's Candlelight Prayer Service for the strengthening of the family.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection