- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Joseph Lowery
- Date of Original:
- 1921/2020
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Clergy--Georgia--Atlanta
African American clergy--Georgia--Atlanta
Methodist Church--Clergy
African American Methodists--Georgia--Atlanta
Windows--Georgia--Atlanta
Painting--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
African American men--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Lowery, Joseph E. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Joseph Lowery stands before the SCLC headquarters in Atlanta. In 1977 Lowery succeeded Ralph David Abernathy as president of the SCLC, which has been based in Atlanta since its inception in 1957.
Photograph of Joseph Lowery standing before a window at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The arch over the window is painted with the face of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and it reads "Southern Christian Leadership Conference. SCLC founder Martin Luther King Jr. Joseph E. Lowery President." In 1977 Lowery succeeded Ralph Abernathy as president of the SCLC, which has been based in Atlanta since its inception in 1957. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/joseph-lowery-1921-2020/m-4141/
- Rights Holder:
- Reprinted with permission from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/joseph-lowery-b-1924
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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