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Three Young Boys Holding a Protest Sign, circa 1983
No full textThree young boys are shown holding a "Free At Last From Drugs, Thugs, Alcohol Abuse" protest sign.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
SCLC Members and Alabama State University Students Protesting, April 1981
No full textSouthern Christian Leadership Conference members and Alabama State University students are shown marching with banners and held hands.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
Alabama State University Students Protesting, April 1981
No full textAn Alabama State University student with a "ASU - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" sign is shown leading other ASU students in a march.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 and Maynard Jackson Shaking Hands At Black College Day Proclamation, September 28, 1981
No full textSouthern Christian Leadership Conference President Joseph E. Lowery and Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson shake hands as Jesse Jackson and Atlanta University Center students look on. Written on verso: Black College Day -- SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery (right) shares happy moment with Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, who read proclamation making September 28th "Black College Day in Atlanta." Looking on are Rev. Jesse Jackson, president of Operation PUSH, and student leaders from the Atlanta University Center.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
Reverend James Lawson Speaking at a the 26th Annual SCLC Convention, August 1983
No full textSenator Gary Hart is shown speaking at a the 26th Annual Southern Christian Leadership Conference Convention.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
Evelyn G. Lowery, Rosario Murillo de Ortega, and Jean Young, 1984
No full textEvelyn G. Lowery is shown with Rosario Murillo de Ortega and Jean Young. For more information about the Ortegas' visit to Atlanta, see pages 34-37 in the December-January 1984-1985 SCLC Magazine issue: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07388. Written on verso: THE THREE FIRST LADYS - (l to r) Evelyn G. Lowery, National Convener of SCLC/WOMEN and wife of SCLC President Joseph. E. Lowery, Rosario Murillo de Ortega, Candidate for the Nicaraguan Congress and wife of Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega, and Jean Young, Chairman of Mayor's Task Force for Public Education and wife of Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young pose together for a picture during the visit to Atlanta of the Ortegas and other members of the Nicaraguan delegation hosted by the SCLC and City of Atlanta.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 and Evelyn Lowery With Others at an Event, circa 1983
No full textJoseph and Evelyn Lowery (fifth and fourth from the right on the back row, respectively) and others are shown holding hands and singing at an unknown event.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 and Evelyn Lowery Leading Candlelight Prayer Processional, May 7, 1981
No full textJoseph and Evelyn Lowery are shown holding candles while leading demonstrators in the National Day of Mourning March in Washington, D.C. Written on verso: 1981 SCLC History -- A candlelight prayer processional from the Sylvan Theatre to the White House launches A National Day of Mourning in Washington, D.C. May 7th by a broadband coalition of civil rights, labor, anti-hunger and anti-war groups opposing the Reagan administration's budget cuts in viable social programs. Among those leading the procession are Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Lowery (2nd and 3rd from left) and Ms. Anne Braden (right with candle).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
Bermuda Labor Day Rally, 1985
No full textA crowd of demonstrators with "Free Mandela" and "Labour Day Bermuda" signs are shown marching on Bermuda Labour Day. Caption from the October-November 1985 SCLC Magazine, page 92 (http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:07027): "Support for struggle of blacks in South Africa shown by Bermuda blacks in solidarity march. Workers from as far away as New York joined Labor Day Solidarity March and Rally."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
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Protest for Maggie Bozeman and Julia Wilder, circa 1982
No full textMembers 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'sThe 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