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Joseph Echols Lowery (October 6, 1921 – March 27, 2020) was an American minister in the United Methodist Church and leader in the civil rights movement.
Mar 28, 2020 · The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a lieutenant to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped organize a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement — the bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala. — and who...
Mar 27, 2020 · The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a leader in America’s civil rights movement, died Friday. He was 98. Lowery’s death was confirmed by family representative Imara Canady, who said he died of natural...
Joseph Lowery, a veteran US civil rights leader and former "dear friend" of Martin Luther King Jr, has died aged 98, US media report. Rev Lowery was a founding member of the Christian...
Mar 30, 2020 · The United Methodist clergyman co-founded the SCLC with King and fought against racial discrimination for over 50 years. He prayed at Obama's inauguration and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.
Mar 28, 2020 · Known affectionately as the "Dean" of the Civil Rights Movement, Lowery was a part of pivotal moments in the nation's history – from early civil rights struggles to the...
Mar 29, 2020 · ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and fought against racial discrimination, died Friday, a family statement said. He was 98.
