Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Meet With Yasser Arafat, September 20, 1979

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Joseph E. Lowery (third from left) is shown with his wife Evelyn and other members of the SCLC delegation that traveled to Lebanon as part of a peace mission. The SCLC delegation stand with Yasser Arafat (at center), the chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization.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