Retirement Tribute Event for Joseph E. Lowery, 1997

Reverend Jesse Jackson puts his arm around Joseph E. Lowery as they speak with the press during a tribute event marking Lowery's retirement as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.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